Isaiah 61:6
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6 (A)but you shall be called the priests of the Lord;
they shall speak of you as the ministers of our God;
(B)you shall eat the wealth of the nations,
and in their glory you shall boast.
Exodus 19:6
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6 and you shall be to me a (A)kingdom of priests and (B)a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”
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Isaiah 60:5-7
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5 Then you shall see and (A)be radiant;
your heart shall thrill and exult,[a]
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
(B)the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
6 A multitude of camels shall cover you,
the young camels of (C)Midian and (D)Ephah;
all those from (E)Sheba shall come.
(F)They shall bring gold and frankincense,
and shall bring good news, the praises of the Lord.
7 All the flocks of (G)Kedar shall be gathered to you;
the rams of (H)Nebaioth shall minister to you;
(I)they shall come up with acceptance on my altar,
(J)and I will beautify my beautiful house.
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- Isaiah 60:5 Hebrew your heart shall tremble and grow wide
Isaiah 66:21
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21 (A)And some of them also I will take for priests and for Levites, says the Lord.
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Revelation 20:6
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6 (A)Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! Over such (B)the second death has no power, but they will be (C)priests of God and of Christ, and they (D)will reign with him for a thousand years.
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Revelation 5:10
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10 and you have made them (A)a kingdom and priests to our God,
and they shall reign on the earth.”
1 Corinthians 4:1
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The Ministry of Apostles
4 This is how one should regard us, as servants of Christ and (A)stewards of the mysteries of God.
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Ephesians 4:11-12
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11 And (A)he gave the (B)apostles, the prophets, the (C)evangelists, the (D)shepherds[a] and teachers,[b] 12 (E)to equip the saints for the work of ministry, for (F)building up (G)the body of Christ,
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- Ephesians 4:11 Or pastors
- Ephesians 4:11 Or the shepherd-teachers
2 Corinthians 6:4
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4 but (A)as servants of God we commend ourselves in every way: (B)by great endurance, (C)in afflictions, (D)hardships, calamities,
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1 Corinthians 3:5
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5 What then is Apollos? What is Paul? (A)Servants through whom you believed, (B)as the Lord assigned to each.
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Romans 15:26-27
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26 For (A)Macedonia and Achaia have been pleased to make some contribution for the poor among the saints at Jerusalem. 27 For they were pleased to do it, and indeed (B)they owe it to them. For if the Gentiles have come to share in their spiritual blessings, they ought also to be of service to them in material blessings.
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Romans 12:1
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A Living Sacrifice
12 (A)I appeal to you therefore, brothers,[a] by the mercies of God, (B)to present your bodies (C)as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship.[b]
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- Romans 12:1 Or brothers and sisters
- Romans 12:1 Or your rational service
Acts 11:28-30
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28 And one of them named (A)Agabus stood up and foretold (B)by the Spirit that there would be a great (C)famine over all the world (this took place in the days of (D)Claudius). 29 So the disciples determined, every one according to his ability, (E)to send relief to (F)the brothers[a] living in Judea. 30 (G)And they did so, sending it to (H)the elders by the hand of Barnabas and Saul.
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- Acts 11:29 Or brothers and sisters
Ezekiel 14:11
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11 that the house of Israel may no more go astray from me, nor (A)defile themselves anymore with all their transgressions, (B)but that they may be my people and I may be their God, declares the Lord God.”
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Isaiah 66:12
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12 For thus says the Lord:
(A)“Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river,
and the glory of the nations like an overflowing stream;
and (B)you shall nurse, you shall be carried upon her hip,
and bounced upon her knees.
Isaiah 60:16-17
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16 (A)You shall suck the milk of nations;
you shall nurse at the breast of kings;
and you shall know that (B)I, the Lord, am your Savior
and your Redeemer, (C)the Mighty One of Jacob.
17 Instead of bronze I will bring gold,
and instead of iron I will bring silver;
instead of wood, bronze,
instead of stones, iron.
I will make your overseers peace
(D)and your taskmasters righteousness.
Isaiah 60:10-11
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10 (A)Foreigners shall build up your walls,
and (B)their kings shall minister to you;
for in my wrath I struck you,
but in my favor I have had mercy on you.
11 (C)Your gates shall be open continually;
day and night they shall not be shut,
(D)that people may bring to you the wealth of the nations,
with their kings led in procession.
Isaiah 23:18
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18 Her merchandise and her wages will be holy to the Lord. It will not be stored or hoarded, but her merchandise will supply abundant food and fine clothing for those who dwell before the Lord.
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