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- Definition - a person of exceptional Holiness or goodness
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2 And he said, The Lord came from Sinai, and rose up from Seir unto them; he shined forth from mount Paran, and he came with ten thousands of Saints : from his Right hand went a fiery Law for them.
3 Yea, he loved the people; All his Saints are in thy hand: and they Sat down at thy feet; every one shall Receive of thy words.
- Old Testament
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But to the Saints that are in the Earth , and to the excellent, in whom is All my delight.
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Sing unto the Lord , O ye Saints of his, and Give Thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.
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O Love the Lord , All ye his saints: for the Lord preserveth the Faithful , and plentifully rewardeth the proud doer.
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O Fear the Lord , ye his saints: for there is no want to them that Fear him.
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I Will Hear what God the Lord Will Speak : for he Will Speak Peace unto his people, and to his saints: but let them not turn again to folly.
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God is greatly to be feared in the assembly of the saints, and to be had in reverence of All them that are about him.
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Ye that Love the Lord , Hate Evil : he preserveth the Souls of his saints; he delivereth them out of the hand of the wicked.
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Precious in the Sight of the Lord is the Death of his saints.
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Let thy Priests be clothed with Righteousness ; and let thy Saints shout for joy.
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All thy Works shall Praise thee, O Lord ; and thy Saints shall bless thee.
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Let the Saints be joyful in Glory : let them Sing aloud upon their beds.
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He keepeth the paths of Judgment , and preserveth the Way of his saints.
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But the Saints of the most High shall take the Kingdom , and possess the Kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
- New Testament
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And the Graves were opened; and many bodies of the Saints which slept arose,
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To All that be in Rome, beloved of God , called to be saints: Grace to You and Peace from God our Father , and the Lord Jesus Christ.
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And he that searcheth the Hearts knoweth what is the Mind of the Spirit , because he maketh Intercession for the Saints according to the Will of God.
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Dare any of You , having a matter against another, go to Law before the unjust, and not before the saints?
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Do ye not Know that the Saints shall Judge the world? and if the world shall be judged by You , are ye unworthy to Judge the smallest matters?
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I beseech You , brethren, ( ye Know the house of Stephanas, that it is the firstfruits of Achaia, and that they have addicted themselves to the Ministry of the saints, )
Ephesians 3:8,17-19 -
8 Unto me, who am less than the least of All saints, is this Grace given, that I should Preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable Riches of Christ ;
17 That Christ may dwell in your Hearts by Faith ; that ye, being rooted and grounded in Love ,
18 May be able to comprehend with All Saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height;
19 And to Know the Love of Christ , which passeth Knowledge , that ye Might be filled with All the fulness of God.
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But Fornication , and All uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not be once named among You , as becometh saints;
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Praying always with All Prayer and supplication in the Spirit , and watching thereunto with All perseverance and supplication for All saints;
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Giving Thanks unto the Father , which hath made us meet to be partakers of the Inheritance of the Saints in light:
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Even the Mystery which hath been hid from ages and from generations, but now is made Manifest to his saints:
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To the end he may stablish your Hearts unblameable in Holiness before God , even our Father , at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ with All his saints.
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When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in All them that Believe ( because our Testimony among You was Believed ) in that day.
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Beloved, when I gave All Diligence to write unto You of the common Salvation , it was needful for me to write unto You , and Exhort You that ye should earnestly contend for the Faith which was once delivered unto the saints.
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And Enoch also, the seventh from Adam, prophesied of these, saying, Behold , the Lord cometh with ten thousands of his saints,
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And when he had taken the book, the four Beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb , having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the Prayers of saints.
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And the Nations were angry, and thy Wrath is come, and the Time of the Dead , that they should be judged, and that thou shouldest Give Reward unto thy servants the prophets, and to the saints, and them that Fear thy Name , small and Great ; and shouldest Destroy them which Destroy the earth.
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Here is the Patience of the saints: here are they that keep the Commandments of God , and the Faith of Jesus.
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And they Sing the song of Moses the servant of God , and the song of the Lamb , saying, Great and marvellous are thy works, Lord God Almighty ; Just and True are thy ways, thou King of saints.
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For they have shed the Blood of Saints and prophets, and thou hast given them Blood to drink; for they are worthy.
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And they went up on the breadth of the Earth , and compassed the camp of the Saints about, and the beloved city: and Fire came down from God out of Heaven , and devoured them.
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