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1 Peter 2 9
But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light. (niv)
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Hebrews 13:15-16
Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise— the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.And do not forget to do good and to share with others, for with such sacrifices God is pleased. (niv)
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Romans 1:21
For although they knew God, they neither glorified him as God nor gave thanks to him, but their thinking became futile and their foolish hearts were darkened. (niv)
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Romans 15:16
to be a minister of Christ Jesus to the Gentiles. He gave me the priestly duty of proclaiming the gospel of God, so that the Gentiles might become an offering acceptable to God, sanctified by the Holy Spirit. (niv)
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Deuteronomy 18:1
The Levitical priests— indeed, the whole tribe of Levi— are to have no allotment or inheritance with Israel. They shall live on the food offerings presented to the Lord, for that is their inheritance. (niv)
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Isaiah 61:6
And you will be called priests of the Lord, you will be named ministers of our God. You will feed on the wealth of nations, and in their riches you will boast. (niv)
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Isaiah 56:7
these I will bring to my holy mountain and give them joy in my house of prayer. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar; for my house will be called a house of prayer for all nations.” (niv)
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Ezekiel 45:5
An area 25,000 cubits long and 10,000 cubits wide will belong to the Levites, who serve in the temple, as their possession for towns to live in. (niv)
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Revelation 1:6
and has made us to be a kingdom and priests to serve his God and Father— to him be glory and power for ever and ever! Amen. (niv)
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Ezekiel 44:9-11
This is what the Sovereign Lord says: No foreigner uncircumcised in heart and flesh is to enter my sanctuary, not even the foreigners who live among the Israelites.“‘ The Levites who went far from me when Israel went astray and who wandered from me after their idols must bear the consequences of their sin.They may serve in my sanctuary, having charge of the gates of the temple and serving in it; they may slaughter the burnt offerings and sacrifices for the people and stand before the people and serve them. (niv)
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Ezekiel 43:19-27
You are to give a young bull as a sin offering to the Levitical priests of the family of Zadok, who come near to minister before me, declares the Sovereign Lord.You are to take some of its blood and put it on the four horns of the altar and on the four corners of the upper ledge and all around the rim, and so purify the altar and make atonement for it.You are to take the bull for the sin offering and burn it in the designated part of the temple area outside the sanctuary.“ On the second day you are to offer a male goat without defect for a sin offering, and the altar is to be purified as it was purified with the bull.When you have finished purifying it, you are to offer a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect.You are to offer them before the Lord, and the priests are to sprinkle salt on them and sacrifice them as a burnt offering to the Lord.“ For seven days you are to provide a male goat daily for a sin offering; you are also to provide a young bull and a ram from the flock, both without defect.For seven days they are to make atonement for the altar and cleanse it; thus they will dedicate it.At the end of these days, from the eighth day on, the priests are to present your burnt offerings and fellowship offerings on the altar. Then I will accept you, declares the Sovereign Lord.” (niv)
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1 Peter 2 5
you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. (niv)
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Revelation 5:10
You have made them to be a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth.” (niv)