Bible Verses about “being a sanctuary”
The Bible contains 17 verses about being a sanctuary across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Don't you know that you are a temple of God, and that God's Spirit lives in you?”
“If anyone destroys the temple of God, God will destroy him; for God's temple is holy, which you are.”
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:”
“What agreement has a temple of God with idols? For you are a temple of the living God. Even as God said, "I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they will be my people."”
“He who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, from within him will flow rivers of living water."”
“he who doesn't lend out his money for usury, nor take a bribe against the innocent. He who does these things shall never be shaken. A Poem by David.”
“that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith; to the end that you, being rooted and grounded in love,”
“Now on the last and greatest day of the feast, Jesus stood and cried out, "If anyone is thirsty, let him come to me and drink!”
“may be strengthened to comprehend with all the saints what is the breadth and length and height and depth,”
“and to know Christ's love which surpasses knowledge, that you may be filled with all the fullness of God.”
“In whose eyes a vile man is despised, but who honors those who fear Yahweh; he who keeps an oath even when it hurts, and doesn't change;”
“that he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, that you may be strengthened with power through his Spirit in the inward man;”
“But he said this about the Spirit, which those believing in him were to receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus wasn't yet glorified.”
“Let them make me a sanctuary, that I may dwell among them.”
“He who walks blamelessly does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;”
“He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;”
“Yahweh, who shall dwell in your sanctuary? Who shall live on your holy hill?”