1 Peter 2:5

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

Also

An holy

Spiritual

Hebrews 13:15

General references

Matthew 12:6

Bible References

Also

Know you not that you are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwells in you?

Know you not that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?

What has a temple of God in common with one of idols? For you are the temple of the living God, as God has said: I will dwell in them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

having been builded upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner-stone,

but Christ, as a Son over his own house; whose house we are, if we hold the confidence and the joy of our hope firm to the end.

Him that overcomes, I will make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go out no more; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which comes down out of heaven from my God, and I will write upon him my new name.

An holy

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people, that you should show forth the virtues of him who has called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

and has made us a kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be glory and might from age to age. Amen.

and hast made us to our God kings and priests, and we shall reign on the earth.

Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection; over such the second death has no power: but they shall be priests of God and of the Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

Spiritual

You worship you know not what; we know what we worship; for salvation is of the Jews.

I beseech you, therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that you present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your reasonable service.

But if I am poured out on the sacrifice and service of your faith, I rejoice, and rejoice with you all.

But I have all, and abound. I am full, having received from Epaphroditus your gifts, a sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, well-pleasing to God.

Through him, therefore, let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips, giving thanks to his name.

General references

But I say to you, that something greater than the temple is here.