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# sanctify, sanctification #
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## Definition: ##
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To sanctify is to set apart or to make holy. Sanctification is the process of being made holy.
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* In the Old Testament, certain people and things were sanctified, or set apart, for service to God.
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* The New Testament teaches that God sanctifies people who believe in Jesus. That is, he makes them holy and sets them apart to serve him.
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* Believers in Jesus are also commanded to sanctify themselves to God, to be holy in everything they do.
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## Translation Suggestions: ##
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* Depending on the context, the term, "to sanctify" can be translated as "to set apart" or "to make holy" or "to purify."
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* When people sanctify themselves, it means that they purify themselves and dedicate themselves to God's service. Often the word "consecrate" is used in the Bible with this meaning.
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* With the meaning of "consecrate" this term could be translated as "dedicate someone (or something) to God's service."
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* Depending on the context, the phrase, "your sanctification" could be translated as "making you holy" or "setting you apart (for God)" or "what makes you holy."
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(See also: [consecrate](../kt/consecrate.md) **·** [holy](../kt/holy.md) **·** [setapart](../kt/setapart.md))
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## Bible References: ##
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* [1 Thessalonians 04:3-6](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/1th/04/03)
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* [2 Thessalonians 02:13-15](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/2th/02/13)
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* [Genesis 02:1-3](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/gen/02/01)
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* [Luke 11:2](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/luk/11/02)
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* [Matthew 06:8-10](https://door43.org/en/bible/notes/mat/06/08)
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