1 Peter 2:4-5
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4 Come to him, a living stone, though rejected by mortals yet chosen and precious in God’s sight, and 5 like living stones let yourselves be built[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(A)
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- 2.5 Or you yourselves are being built
Hebrews 11:10
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10 For he looked forward to the city that has foundations, whose architect and builder is God.(A)
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1 Timothy 3:15-16
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15 if I am delayed, you may know how one ought to behave in the household of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and support of the truth.(A) 16 Without any doubt, the mystery of godliness is great:
He[a] was revealed in flesh,
vindicated[b] in spirit,[c]
seen by angels,
proclaimed among gentiles,
believed in throughout the world,
taken up in glory.(B)
Ezekiel 42:3
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3 Facing the twenty cubits that belonged to the inner court and facing the pavement that belonged to the outer court, the chambers rose[a] gallery[b] by gallery[c] in three stories.(A)
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Ezekiel 41:16
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16 were paneled,[a] and all around all three had windows with recessed[b] frames. Facing the threshold, the temple was paneled with wood all around, from the floor up to the windows (now the windows were covered).(A)
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Psalm 92:12
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12 The righteous flourish like the palm tree
and grow like a cedar in Lebanon.(A)
2 Chronicles 2:8-9
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8 Send me also cedar, cypress, and algum timber from Lebanon, for I know that your servants are skilled in cutting Lebanon timber. My servants will work with your servants(A) 9 to prepare timber for me in abundance, for the house I am about to build will be great and wonderful.
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1 Kings 6:9
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9 So he built the house and finished it; he roofed the house with beams and planks of cedar.(A)
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