2 Nephi 14:3

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3 And it shall come to pass, they that are left in Zion and remain in Jerusalem shall be called holy, every one that is written among the living in Jerusalem—

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Holiness has been defined as “conformity to the nature and the will of God, whereby a Saint is distinguished from the unrenewed world; and is not actuated by their principles and precepts, nor governed by their maxims and customs.” (Cruden’s Concordance under “Holiness.”) Israel was commanded to be a “holy nation, a sanctified nation, a nation of saints.” (Ex. 19:6) The followers of our Savior are in the New Testament often referred to as “saints,” which indicates that they were regarded as sanctified, separated fro the “world” by their purer faith and more perfect practices. In this remarkable prophecy the prediction is made that, in the latter days, when Israel and Judah (v. 4) are being gathered in from the dispersion, those who remain after having passed through the fiery trials, whether in Zion or Jerusalem, will be known as “holy,”—that is, as “Saints.”

George Reynolds & Janne M. Sjodahl, Commentary on the BOM, p. 330