2 Timothy 2:20
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20 In a wealthy home some utensils are made of gold and silver, and some are made of wood and clay. The expensive utensils are used for special occasions, and the cheap ones are for everyday use.
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2 Timothy 2:20
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20 In a large house there are articles not only of gold and silver, but also of wood and clay; some are for special purposes and some for common use.(A)
1 Peter 2:5
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5 And you are living stones that God is building into his spiritual temple. What’s more, you are his holy priests.[a] Through the mediation of Jesus Christ, you offer spiritual sacrifices that please God.
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- 2:5 Greek holy priesthood.
1 Peter 2:5
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5 you also, like living stones, are being built(A) into a spiritual house[a](B) to be a holy priesthood,(C) offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(D)
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- 1 Peter 2:5 Or into a temple of the Spirit
Romans 9:21-23
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21 When a potter makes jars out of clay, doesn’t he have a right to use the same lump of clay to make one jar for decoration and another to throw garbage into? 22 In the same way, even though God has the right to show his anger and his power, he is very patient with those on whom his anger falls, who are destined for destruction. 23 He does this to make the riches of his glory shine even brighter on those to whom he shows mercy, who were prepared in advance for glory.
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Romans 9:21-23
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21 Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for special purposes and some for common use?(A)
22 What if God, although choosing to show his wrath and make his power known, bore with great patience(B) the objects of his wrath—prepared for destruction?(C) 23 What if he did this to make the riches of his glory(D) known to the objects of his mercy, whom he prepared in advance for glory(E)—
1 Timothy 3:15
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15 so that if I am delayed, you will know how people must conduct themselves in the household of God. This is the church of the living God, which is the pillar and foundation of the truth.
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1 Timothy 3:15
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15 if I am delayed, you will know how people ought to conduct themselves in God’s household, which is the church(A) of the living God,(B) the pillar and foundation of the truth.
1 Corinthians 3:9
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9 For we are both God’s workers. And you are God’s field. You are God’s building.
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1 Corinthians 3:9
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Lamentations 4:2
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2 See how the precious children of Jerusalem,[a]
worth their weight in fine gold,
are now treated like pots of clay
made by a common potter.
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- 4:2 Hebrew precious sons of Zion.
Lamentations 4:2
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2 How the precious children of Zion,(A)
once worth their weight in gold,
are now considered as pots of clay,
the work of a potter’s hands!
Ezra 6:5
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5 Furthermore, the gold and silver cups, which were taken to Babylon by Nebuchadnezzar from the Temple of God in Jerusalem, must be returned to Jerusalem and put back where they belong. Let them be taken back to the Temple of God.”
Ezra 6:5
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2 Corinthians 4:7
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7 We now have this light shining in our hearts, but we ourselves are like fragile clay jars containing this great treasure.[a] This makes it clear that our great power is from God, not from ourselves.
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- 4:7 Greek We now have this treasure in clay jars.
2 Corinthians 4:7
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7 But we have this treasure in jars of clay(A) to show that this all-surpassing power is from God(B) and not from us.
Ezra 1:6
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6 And all their neighbors assisted by giving them articles of silver and gold, supplies for the journey, and livestock. They gave them many valuable gifts in addition to all the voluntary offerings.
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Ezra 1:6
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6 All their neighbors assisted them with articles of silver and gold,(A) with goods and livestock, and with valuable gifts, in addition to all the freewill offerings.
Hebrews 3:2-6
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2 For he was faithful to God, who appointed him, just as Moses served faithfully when he was entrusted with God’s entire[a] house.
3 But Jesus deserves far more glory than Moses, just as a person who builds a house deserves more praise than the house itself. 4 For every house has a builder, but the one who built everything is God.
5 Moses was certainly faithful in God’s house as a servant. His work was an illustration of the truths God would reveal later. 6 But Christ, as the Son, is in charge of God’s entire house. And we are God’s house, if we keep our courage and remain confident in our hope in Christ.[b]
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Hebrews 3:2-6
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2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house.(A) 3 Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses,(B) just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but God is the builder of everything.(C) 5 “Moses was faithful as a servant(D) in all God’s house,”[a](E) bearing witness to what would be spoken by God in the future. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son(F) over God’s house. And we are his house,(G) if indeed we hold firmly(H) to our confidence and the hope(I) in which we glory.
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- Hebrews 3:5 Num. 12:7
Ephesians 2:22
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22 Through him you Gentiles are also being made part of this dwelling where God lives by his Spirit.
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Ephesians 2:22
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22 And in him you too are being built together to become a dwelling in which God lives by his Spirit.(A)
Daniel 5:2
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2 While Belshazzar was drinking the wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver cups that his predecessor,[a] Nebuchadnezzar, had taken from the Temple in Jerusalem. He wanted to drink from them with his nobles, his wives, and his concubines.
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Daniel 5:2
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2 While Belshazzar was drinking(A) his wine, he gave orders to bring in the gold and silver goblets(B) that Nebuchadnezzar his father[a] had taken from the temple in Jerusalem, so that the king and his nobles, his wives and his concubines(C) might drink from them.(D)
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- Daniel 5:2 Or ancestor; or predecessor; also in verses 11, 13 and 18
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
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16 Don’t you realize that all of you together are the temple of God and that the Spirit of God lives in[a] you? 17 God will destroy anyone who destroys this temple. For God’s temple is holy, and you are that temple.
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- 3:16 Or among.
1 Corinthians 3:16-17
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16 Don’t you know that you yourselves are God’s temple(A) and that God’s Spirit dwells in your midst?(B) 17 If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person; for God’s temple is sacred, and you together are that temple.
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