49 Bible Verses about Purity
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Let no one make little of you because you are young, but be an example to the church in word, in behaviour, in love, in faith, in holy living.
In all things see that you are an example of good works; holy in your teaching, serious in behaviour,
In a clean heart, in knowledge, in long waiting, in being kind, in the Holy Spirit, in true love,
But I have a fear, that in some way, as Eve was tricked by the deceit of the snake, your minds may be turned away from their simple and holy love for Christ.
He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.
But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:
Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;
But keep yourself from those desires of the flesh which are strong when the body is young, and go after righteousness, faith, love, peace, with those whose prayers go up to the Lord from a clean heart.
To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.
If I am washed with snow water, and make my hands clean with soap;
Do not say sharp words to one who has authority in the church, but let your talk be as to a father, and to the younger men as to brothers:
And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.
Let your desire be for peace with all men, and to be made holy, without which no man may see the Lord;
For then I will give the people a clean language, so that they may all make prayer to the Lord and be his servants with one mind.
In the true word, in the power of God; with the arms of righteousness on the right hand and on the left,
And they saw the God of Israel; and under his feet there was, as it seemed, a jewelled floor, clear as the heavens.
Because God, then, will give us such rewards, dear brothers, let us make ourselves clean from all evil of flesh and spirit, and become completely holy in the fear of God.
For fear that he may be angry, causing destruction to come on you, because he is quickly moved to wrath. Happy are all those who put their faith in him.
All a man's ways are clean to himself; but the Lord puts men's spirits into his scales.
He makes safe the man who is free from sin, and if your hands are clean, salvation will be yours.
The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him.
The heating-pot is for silver and the oven-fire for gold, but the Lord is the tester of hearts.
Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
For our glory is in this, in the knowledge which we have that our way of life in the world, and most of all in relation to you, has been holy and true in the eyes of God; not in the wisdom of the flesh, but in the grace of God.
So that you may give your approval to the best things; that you may be true and without wrongdoing till the day of Christ;
Your desire is for what is true in the inner parts: in the secrets of my soul you will give me knowledge of wisdom.
You blind Pharisee, first make clean the inside of the cup and of the plate, so that the outside may become equally clean.
It is my desire that all men might be even as I am. But every man has the power of his special way of life given him by God, one in this way and one in that.
If she is a wall, we will make on her a strong base of silver; and if she is a door, we will let her be shut up with cedar-wood.
For this reason, my loved ones, as you are looking for these things, take great care that when he comes you may be in peace before him, free from sin and every evil thing.
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Christ, our example » Conformity to, required in » Purity
Purity » Sexual
But I say to you that everyone whose eyes are turned on a woman with desire has had connection with her in his heart.
These are they who have not made themselves unclean with women; for they are virgins. These are they who go after the Lamb wherever he goes. These were taken from among men to be the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.
For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;
Purity » Of the scripture
Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him.
The orders of the Lord are right, making glad the heart: the rule of the Lord is holy, giving light to the eyes.
I have not given my word in secret, in a place in the underworld; I did not say to the seed of Jacob, Go into a waste land to make request of me: I the Lord say what is true, my word is righteousness.
As for God, his way is completely good; the word of the Lord is tested; he is a breastplate for all those who put their faith in him.
The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.
Purity » Christian, general references to
Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.
And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart:
But the effect of the order is love coming from a clean heart, and a knowledge of what is right, and true faith:
Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.
Purity » The pure
Twisted is the way of him who is full of crime; but as for him whose heart is clean, his work is upright.
To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.
Evil designs are disgusting to the Lord, but the words of the clean-hearted are pleasing.
The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God. For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me. read more.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin. Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright; He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright; He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
Purity » What is pure
But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.
Every word of God is tested: he is a breastplate to those who put their faith in him. Make no addition to his words, or he will make clear your error, and you will be seen to be false.
The words of the Lord are true words: like silver tested by fire and burned clean seven times.
O Lord, great is your righteousness, and upright are your decisions. You have given your unchanging word in righteousness, and it is for ever. My passion has overcome me; because my haters are turned away from your words. read more.
Your word is of tested value; and it is dear to your servant.
Purity » Who the lord shows himself pure toward
The Lord gives me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean before him. For I have kept the ways of the Lord; I have not been turned away in sin from my God. For all his decisions were before me, and I did not put away his laws from me. read more.
And I was upright before him, and I kept myself from sin. Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright; He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
Because of this the Lord has given me the reward of my righteousness, because my hands are clean in his eyes. On him who has mercy you will have mercy; to the upright you will be upright; He who is holy will see that you are holy; but to the man whose way is not straight you will be a hard judge.
Purity » Who purifies their soul
See what great love the Father has given us in naming us the children of God; and such we are. For this reason the world does not see who we are, because it did not see who he was. My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is. And everyone who has this hope in him makes himself holy, even as he is holy.
Being conscious that you have been made free from that foolish way of life which was your heritage from your fathers, not through a payment of things like silver or gold which come to destruction, But through holy blood, like that of a clean and unmarked lamb, even the blood of Christ: Who was marked out by God before the making of the world, but was caused to be seen in these last times for you, read more.
Who through him have faith in God who took him up again from the dead into glory; so that your faith and hope might be in God. And as you have made your souls clean, being ruled by what is true, and loving one another without deceit, see that your love is warm and from the heart: Because you have had a new birth, not from the seed of man, but from eternal seed, through the word of a living and unchanging God.
Purity » Keeping yourself pure
Do not put hands on any man without thought, and have no part in other men's sins: keep yourself clean.
Purity » Who finds nothing to be pure
To the clean in heart all things are clean: but to those who are unclean and without faith nothing is clean; they become unclean in mind and in thought.
Topics on Purity
Christ's Purity
Hebrews 7:26It was right for us to have such a high priest, one who is holy and without evil, doing no wrong, having no part with sinners, and made higher than the heavens:
Purity Of Heart
Matthew 5:8Happy are the clean in heart: for they will see God.
Purity Of New Creation
Ephesians 4:24And put on the new man, to which God has given life, in righteousness and a true and holy way of living.
Purity, Moral And Spiritual
Habakkuk 1:13Before your holy eyes sin may not be seen, and you are unable to put up with wrong; why, then, are your eyes on the false? why do you say nothing when the evil-doer puts an end to one who is more upright than himself?
Purity, Nature Of
Genesis 18:4Let me get water for washing your feet, and take your rest under the tree:
Sexual Purity
1 Thessalonians 4:3For the purpose of God for you is this: that you may be holy, and may keep yourselves from the desires of the flesh;
The Purity Of The Gospel
Galatians 2:5To whom we gave way not even for an hour; so that the true words of the good news might still be with you.