1 Peter 2:5

A Living Stone, A Chosen People

⁴ To whom approaching, a living stone, truly disapproved of by men, and chosen by God, highly valued, ⁵ And ye yourselves are built, as living stones, a spiritual house, a holy priesthood, to bring up spiritual sacrifice; acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. ⁶ Wherefore also it holds in the writing, Behold, I place in Zion a corner stone, chosen, highly valued: and he believing on him shall not be ashamed.

Chosen of God

Christ Jesus

Jesus Christ

Living Stone

Living Stones

Offer Up Spiritual Sacrifices

Pleasing to God

Spiritual Sacrifices

O God

Christ

Jesus

Messiah

Philippians 4:18

And I have all, and abound: I have been filled, having received from Epaphroditus the things from you, a smell of sweet odor, a sacrifice acceptable, pleasing to God.

1 Peter 2:9

And ye a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for acquisition; so that ye should proclaim the excellencies of him having called you out of darkness into his wonderful light:

Isaiah 61:6

And ye shall be called the priests of Jehovah, serving our God; he shall say to you, Ye shall eat the strength of the nations, and ye shall take place in their honor.

Isaiah 66:21

And I also will take from them for priests, for Levites, said Jehovah.

Malachi 1:11

For from the rising of the sun and even to its going down, great my name among the nations; and in every place incense being brought to my name, and a clean gift: for great my name among the nations, said Jehovah of armies.

Romans 12:1

I Beseech you therefore, brethren, by the compassions of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, pleasing to God, your reasonable service.

1 Corinthians 3:9

For we are workers together with God: the agriculture of God, ye are the building of God.

Ephesians 2:20-22

Built upon the foundation of the sent, and of the prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the corner stone;

Hebrews 3:6

And Christ as a son over his house: whose house are we, if we should hold freedom of speech and the boast of hope firm to the end.

Revelation 1:6

And he made us kings and priests to God and his Father; to him the glory and strength for the times of times.

Revelation 5:10

And madest us kings and priests to our God: and we shall reign upon the earth.

Revelation 20:6

Happy and holy he having a part in the first rising up: over these has the second death no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they shall reign with him a thousand years.

Psalm 50:14

Sacrifice to God thanksgiving, and repay thy vows to the Most High:

Psalm 50:23

He sacrificing praise shall honor me, and he setting the way I will cause him to look upon the salvation of God.

Psalm 141:2

My prayer shall be prepared incense before thee; the lifting up my hands the gift of the evening.

Hosea 14:2

Take with you words and turn back to Jehovah: say to him, Thou wilt take away all iniquity, and take good: and we will requite the fruits of our lips.

John 4:22-24

Ye worship what ye know not: we worship what we know: for salvation is of the Jews.

Romans 15:16

For me to be the, workman of Jesus Christ to the nations, offering in sacrifice the good news of God, that the bringing forward of the nations be acceptable, consecrated in the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:16

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

1 Corinthians 6:19

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

2 Corinthians 6:16

And what agreement to the temple of God with images? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God said, That I will dwell in them, and will go round about; and will be their God, and they shall be a people to me.

Philippians 1:11

Filled with the fruits of justice, by Jesus Christ, to the glory and praise of God.

Philippians 2:17

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

Colossians 3:17

And all whatever you do in word and in work, all things in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

1 Timothy 3:15

And if I delay, that thou shouldest know how thou must be occupied in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and base of the truth.

Hebrews 13:15-16

By him therefore we should always bring up the sacrifice of praise to God, that is, the fruit of the lips assenting to his name.

1 Peter 4:11

If any speak, as the oracles of God; if any serve, as of the strength which God furnishes: that in all God might be praised by Jesus Christ, in whom is the glory and strength for the time of times. Amen.

Revelation 3:12

He conquering, I will make him a pillar in the temple of my God, and without shall he no more come forth: 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 from heaven from my God: and my new name.