1 Peter 2:9
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9 But you are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, His own special people, that you may proclaim the praises of Him who called you out of (A)darkness into His marvelous light;
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Exodus 19:5-6
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5 Now (A)therefore, if you will indeed obey My voice and (B)keep My covenant, then (C)you shall be a special treasure to Me above all people; for all the earth is (D)Mine. 6 And you shall be to Me a (E)kingdom of priests and a (F)holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”
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Deuteronomy 7:6
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6 “For you are a [a]holy people to the Lord your God; (A)the Lord your God has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples on the face of the earth.
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- Deuteronomy 7:6 set-apart
Revelation 1:6
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6 and has (A)made us [a]kings and priests to His God and Father, (B)to Him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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- Revelation 1:6 NU, M a kingdom
Revelation 5:10
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- Revelation 5:10 NU, M them
- Revelation 5:10 NU a kingdom
- Revelation 5:10 NU, M they
Isaiah 61:6
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6 (A)But you shall be named the priests of the Lord,
They shall call you the servants of our God.
(B)You shall eat the riches of the Gentiles,
And in their glory you shall boast.
2 Timothy 1:9
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9 who has saved us and called us with a holy calling, (A)not according to our works, but (B)according to His own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus (C)before time began,
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Deuteronomy 26:18-19
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18 Also today (A)the Lord has proclaimed you to be His special people, just as He promised you, that you should keep all His commandments, 19 and that He will set you (B)high above all nations which He has made, in praise, in name, and in honor, and that you may be (C)a [a]holy people to the Lord your God, just as He has spoken.”
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- Deuteronomy 26:19 consecrated
Deuteronomy 14:2
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2 (A)For you are a holy people to the Lord your God, and the Lord has chosen you to be a people for Himself, a special treasure above all the peoples who are on the face of the earth.
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Ephesians 5:8-11
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Walk in Light
8 For you were once darkness, but now you are (A)light in the Lord. Walk as children of light 9 (for (B)the fruit of the [a]Spirit is in all goodness, righteousness, and truth), 10 (C)finding out what is acceptable to the Lord. 11 And have (D)no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather [b]expose them.
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- Ephesians 5:9 NU light
- Ephesians 5:11 reprove
1 Peter 2:5
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5 you also, as living stones, are being built up a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.
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Titus 2:14
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14 (A)who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed (B)and purify for Himself (C)His own special people, zealous for good works.
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Deuteronomy 10:15
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15 The Lord delighted only in your fathers, to love them; and He chose their [a]descendants after them, you above all peoples, as it is this day.
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- Deuteronomy 10:15 Lit. seed
Revelation 20:6
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6 Blessed and holy is he who has part in the first resurrection. Over such (A)the second death has no power, but they shall be (B)priests of God and of Christ, (C)and shall reign with Him a thousand years.
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Acts 26:18
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18 (A)to open their eyes, in order (B)to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan to God, (C)that they may receive forgiveness of sins and (D)an inheritance among those who are (E)sanctified[a] by faith in Me.’
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- Acts 26:18 set apart
Isaiah 26:2
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- Isaiah 26:2 Or remains faithful
Isaiah 60:1-3
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The Gentiles Bless Zion
60 Arise, (A)shine;
For your light has come!
And (B)the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
2 For behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
And deep darkness the people;
But the Lord will arise over you,
And His glory will be seen upon you.
3 The (C)Gentiles shall come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.
Matthew 5:16
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16 Let your light so shine before men, (A)that they may see your good works and (B)glorify your Father in heaven.
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Deuteronomy 4:20
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20 But the Lord has taken you and (A)brought you out of the iron furnace, out of Egypt, to be (B)His people, an inheritance, as you are this day.
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Colossians 1:13
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13 He has delivered us from (A)the power of darkness (B)and [a]conveyed us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,
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- Colossians 1:13 transferred
Acts 20:28
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28 (A)Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, among which the Holy Spirit (B)has made you overseers, to shepherd the church [a]of God (C)which He purchased (D)with His own blood.
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- Acts 20:28 M of the Lord and God
1 Corinthians 3:17
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17 If anyone [a]defiles the temple of God, God will destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.
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- 1 Corinthians 3:17 destroys
Isaiah 66:21
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21 And I will also take some of them for (A)priests and Levites,” says the Lord.
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Isaiah 42:16
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16 I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;
I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.
Isaiah 9:2
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2 (A)The people who walked in darkness
Have seen a great light;
Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death,
Upon them a light has shined.
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