What does "Saints" mean in the Bible?
Saints, the title given by the sacred writers to believers in Christ, Heb 6:10, or the people of God. A saint is one who is separated from the world and consecrated to the service of God. It does not necessarily imply entire personal holiness, but that believers are called to holiness and are to strive after it. Saints appears in 53 verses across 16 books of the Bible.
What does the Bible say about Saints?
SAINTS, the title given by the sacred writers to believers in Christ, Heb 6:10, or the people of God. Ps 16:3; Rom 1:7; Ezr 8:27. A saint is one who is separated from the world and consecrated to the service of God. It does not necessarily imply entire personal holiness, but that believers are called to holiness and are to strive after it. The special application of the term to apostles and evangelists and a select number of men who constitute as it were a spiritual nobility is not biblical, but dates from the fourth century.
Definition text: Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible · 1898. Public domain.
Compiled by Protos: the verse list on this page. Where one name belongs to more than one person or place, each of them gets a separate entry.
What is the Greek word for Saints?
Greek · G40
ἅγιος
hagios
holy
TBESG, from Abbott-Smith (1922). Public domain.
Where does Saints appear in the Bible?
Saints is referenced in 53 verses across 16 books. Every passage below is about this one, not just every verse the word turns up in.
- 1 Corinthians 6:1
- 1 Corinthians 6:2
- 1 Corinthians 14:33
- 1 Corinthians 16:1
- 1 Corinthians 16:15
- 1 Thessalonians 3:13
- 1 Timothy 5:10
- 2 Corinthians 8:4
- 2 Corinthians 9:1
- 2 Corinthians 9:12
- 2 Corinthians 13:13
- 2 Thessalonians 1:10
- Acts 9:13
- Acts 9:32
- Acts 9:41
- Acts 26:10
- Colossians 1:4
- Colossians 1:12
- Colossians 1:26
- Ephesians 1:15
- Ephesians 1:18
- Ephesians 2:19
- Ephesians 3:8
- Ephesians 3:18
Showing the first 24 of 53.
Open all 53 references in ProtosWhat else appears in these passages?
These turn up in the same passages as Saints.
Common questions
How many times does the Bible mention Saints?
Saints appears in 53 verses across 16 books, most often in Revelation, which accounts for 11 of them.
Which books of the Bible mention Saints?
Revelation, Ephesians, 1 Corinthians, Romans, 2 Corinthians, Acts, Colossians, Hebrews, and 8 more.
Where can I read every verse about Saints?
This page lists 24 of them. Protos carries all 53, and opens this entry on the verse you are reading rather than in a separate tab.
