1 Peter 2:5

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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 ye not, that ye are Gods temple, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Know ye not, that your bodies are temples of the Holy Spirit which is in you, which ye have from God, and that ye are not your own?

And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God said: "I will dwell among them, and walk among them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people."

and are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Christ Jesus himself being the chief cornerstone;

but Christ as a son over his house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and joyousness of our hope.

He that overcometh, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall nevermore go out; and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my Gods and I will write upon him my new name.

An holy

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye may show forth the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light;

and made us a kingdom, priests to God his Father, to him be the glory and the dominion for ever. Amen.

and hast made them a kingdom and priests, and they reign on the earth.

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

Spiritual

Ye worship that which ye know not; we worship that which we know; for salvation is from the Jews.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, wellpleasing to God, which is your spiritual worship;

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

But I have all, and abound; I am full, having received from Epaphroditus what was sent from you, a sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

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

General references

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