0 Is only God holy?

Is only God holy?


Yes, only God is holy.

For thou alone are holy. Revelation 15:4

No, others are holy too.

God wants everyone (all the men, anyway) to be holy. (Holiness likes comapany.)
Ye shall be holy men unto me. Exodus 22:31

Ye shall be holy; for I am holy. Leviticus 11:44-45

Ye shall be holy: for I the LORD your God am holy. Leviticus 19:2

Be ye holy; for I am holy. 1 Peter 1:16

You've got to be holy if you're going to see God.
Holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord. Hebrews 12:14
So be holy. Cleanse yourself of all that filthiness of the flesh and spirit.
Sanctify yourselves therefore, and be ye holy. Leviticus 20:7

Let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God. 2 Corinthians 7:1

Israelites (or some group of people, anyway) are already holy.
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God. Deuteronomy 7:6
Whoever is left in Zion or Jerusalem will be called holy.
He that is left in Zion, and he that remaineth in Jerusalem, shall be called holy, even every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem. Isaiah 4:3
Whoever wrote Psalm 16 is holy.
For thou wilt not leave my soul in hell; neither wilt thou suffer thine Holy One to see corruption. Psalm 16:10
Likewise for Psalm 86.
Preserve my soul; for I am holy. Psalm 86:2
Every male that opens the womb is holy to the Lord.
Every male that openeth the womb shall be called holy to the Lord. Luke 2:23
Unbelieving husbands are made holy by their wives and vice versa. (Otherwise your children would be unclean, but now they are holy, too!)
For the unbelieving husband is sanctified by the wife, and the unbelieving wife is sanctified by the husband: else were your children unclean; but now are they holy. 1 Corinthians 7:14
And whoever is holy, let him be holy still.
He that is holy, let him be holy still. Revelation 22:11

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