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In the Bible, to be set apart is to be separated to God and made his, usually for a purpose. God says it of Israel (Exodus 19:6, Leviticus 20:26) and of Jeremiah before his birth (Jeremiah 1:5). Paul says it of himself (Galatians 1:15), and Peter says it of the church (1 Peter 2:9). Two Greek verbs that carry the idea in the New Testament are hagiazo and aphorizo. Hagiazo, to sanctify or make holy, is the verb in John…