Greek
ἅγιος hagios
“holy” · 222 times in the New Testament
Through the Bible
- “holy” 150
- “saints” 57
- “holy one” 5
- “saints there” 2
- “holy is” 1
- other ways 7
As a table, book by book
| Book | Times |
|---|---|
| Matthew | 10 |
| Mark | 7 |
| Luke | 20 |
| John | 5 |
| Acts | 53 |
| Romans | 20 |
| 1 Corinthians | 12 |
| 2 Corinthians | 8 |
| Ephesians | 15 |
| Philippians | 3 |
| Colossians | 6 |
| 1 Thessalonians | 5 |
| 2 Thessalonians | 1 |
| 1 Timothy | 1 |
| 2 Timothy | 2 |
| Titus | 1 |
| Philemon | 2 |
| Hebrews | 8 |
| 1 Peter | 8 |
| 2 Peter | 5 |
| 1 John | 1 |
| Jude | 4 |
| Revelation | 25 |
How the BSB translates it
Each way the Berean Standard Bible puts it into English, and how often.
Its meanings, as STEP Bible divides them
- holy 160
- saint 62
Where it occurs
Grouped by how it’s translated, then by book. Each reference opens the verse.
“holy” 150
Matthew 9
- 1:18 …be with child through the Holy Spirit…
- 1:20 …in her is from the Holy Spirit…
- 3:11 …will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire…
- 4:5 …took Him to the holy city and set Him…
- 7:6 …give dogs what is holy do not throw your…
- 12:32 …whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be…
- 24:15 …you see standing in the holy place the abomination of…
- 27:53 …tombs they entered the holy city and appeared to…
- 28:19 …Son and of the Holy Spirit…
Mark 6
Luke 16
- 1:15 …he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his…
- 1:35 …The angel replied The Holy Spirit will come upon…
- 1:41 …and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit…
- 1:67 …father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied…
- 1:70 …He spoke through His holy prophets those of ages…
- 1:72 …and to remember His holy covenant…
- 2:25 …consolation of Israel and the Holy Spirit was upon him…
- 2:26 …The Holy Spirit had revealed to…
- 3:16 …will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire…
- 3:22 …and the Holy Spirit descended on Him…
- 4:1 …Then Jesus full of the Holy Spirit returned from the…
- 9:26 …Father and of the holy angels…
- 10:21 …Jesus rejoiced in the Holy Spirit and declared I…
- 11:13 …Father in heaven give the Holy Spirit to those who…
- 12:10 …whoever blasphemes against the Holy Spirit will not be…
- 12:12 …at that time the Holy Spirit will teach you…
John 4
Acts 45
- 1:2 …after giving instructions through the Holy Spirit to the apostles…
- 1:5 …will be baptized with the Holy Spirit…
- 1:8 …receive power when the Holy Spirit comes upon you…
- 1:16 …be fulfilled that the Holy Spirit foretold through the…
- 2:4 …were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to…
- 2:33 …the Father the promised Holy Spirit and has poured…
- 2:38 …the gift of the Holy Spirit…
- 3:14 …You rejected the Holy and Righteous One and…
- 3:21 …long ago through His holy prophets…
- 4:8 …Then Peter filled with the Holy Spirit said to them…
- 4:25 …You spoke by the Holy Spirit through the mouth…
- 4:27 …of Israel against Your holy servant Jesus whom You…
- 4:30 …the name of Your holy servant Jesus…
- 4:31 …all filled with the Holy Spirit and spoke the…
- 5:3 …to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some…
- 5:32 …and so is the Holy Spirit whom God has…
- 6:5 …full of faith and of the Holy Spirit as well as…
- 6:13 …stops speaking against this holy place and against the…
- 7:33 …you are standing is holy ground…
- 7:51 …You always resist the Holy Spirit just as your…
- 8:15 …for them to receive the Holy Spirit…
- 8:17 …them and they received the Holy Spirit…
- 8:19 …my hands may receive the Holy Spirit…
- 9:17 …again and be filled with the Holy Spirit…
- 9:31 …the encouragement of the Holy Spirit…
- 10:22 …the whole Jewish nation A holy angel instructed him to…
- 10:38 …anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Spirit and with power…
- 10:44 …speaking these words the Holy Spirit fell upon all…
- 10:45 …the gift of the Holy Spirit had been poured…
- 10:47 …They have received the Holy Spirit just as we…
- 11:15 …began to speak the Holy Spirit fell upon them…
- 11:16 …will be baptized with the Holy Spirit…
- 11:24 …a good man full of the Holy Spirit and faith and…
- 13:2 …Lord and fasting the Holy Spirit said Set apart…
- 13:4 …sent forth by the Holy Spirit went down to…
- 13:9 …called Paul filled with the Holy Spirit looked directly at…
- 13:52 …filled with joy and with the Holy Spirit…
- 15:8 …approval by giving the Holy Spirit to them just…
- 15:28 …seemed good to the Holy Spirit and to us…
- 16:6 …After the Holy Spirit had prevented them…
- 19:2 …them Did you receive the Holy Spirit when you became…
- 19:2 …heard that there is a Holy Spirit…
- 19:6 …hands on them the Holy Spirit came upon them…
- 20:23 …town after town the Holy Spirit warns me that…
- 20:28 …flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you…
And 70 more, on the full page.
“saints” 57
Matthew 1
- 27:52 …the bodies of many saints who had fallen asleep…
Acts 4
Romans 6
- 1:7 …and called to be saints Grace and peace to…
- 8:27 …the Spirit intercedes for the saints according to the will…
- 12:13 …Share with the saints who are in need…
- 15:26 …the poor among the saints in Jerusalem…
- 16:2 …in a manner worthy of the saints and assist her with…
- 16:15 …Olympas and all the saints with them…
1 Corinthians 5
2 Corinthians 5
Ephesians 8
- 1:1 …of God To the saints in Ephesus the faithful…
- 1:15 …love for all the saints
- 1:18 …glorious inheritance in the saints
- 2:19 …fellow citizens with the saints and members of God’s…
- 3:8 …the least of all the saints this grace was given…
- 3:18 …together with all the saints to comprehend the length…
- 4:12 …to equip the saints for works of ministry…
- 6:18 …prayers for all the saints
Philippians 3
Colossians 4
1 Thessalonians 1
- 3:13 …Jesus with all His saints Amen…
2 Thessalonians 1
- 1:10 …be glorified in His saints and regarded with wonder…
1 Timothy 1
- 5:10 …strangers washing the feet of the saints imparting relief to the…
Philemon 2
Hebrews 2
Jude 1
- 1:3 …for all to the saints
Revelation 13
- 5:8 …the prayers of the saints
- 8:3 …prayers of all the saints on the golden altar…
- 8:4 …the prayers of the saints rose up before God…
- 11:18 …as well as the saints and those who fear…
- 13:7 …wage war against the saints and to conquer them…
- 13:10 …and faith of the saints
- 14:12 …the perseverance of the saints who keep the commandments…
- 16:6 …have spilled the blood of saints and prophets and You…
- 17:6 …the blood of the saints and witnesses for Jesus…
- 18:20 …O heaven and you saints and apostles and prophets…
- 18:24 …blood of prophets and saints and of all who…
- 19:8 …righteous acts of the saints
- 20:9 …the camp of the saints and the beloved city…
“holy one” 5
“saints there” 2
“holy is” 1
Luke 1
- 1:49 …great things for me Holy is His name…
“consecrated” 1
Luke 1
- 2:23 …Lord Every firstborn male shall be consecrated to the Lord…
“holy spirit” 1
Acts 1
- 7:55 …But Stephen full of the Holy Spirit looked intently into heaven…
“among the saints” 1
Ephesians 1
- 5:3 …you as is proper among the saints there must not be…
“holiness” 1
2 Peter 1
- 3:11 …to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness…
“holy ones” 1
Jude 1
- 1:14 …with myriads of His holy ones
“most holy” 1
Jude 1
- 1:20 …yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in…
“holy are” 1
Revelation 1
- 20:6 …Blessed and holy are those who share in…
The Hebrew and Greek words, their glosses and grammar: STEP Bible (CC BY 4.0). The English: the Berean Standard Bible, which also gives which English words render which. Counts are ours.