The Bible refers to believers as saints in several places, including:
- 1 Corinthians 1:2: "To the church of God in Corinth, to those sanctified in Christ Jesus and called to be holy"
- Ephesians 2:19: "We are all 'fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God'"
- Colossians 1:1-2: Paul refers to all the faithful at Colossae as "saints"