1 Peter 2:9

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1 Peter 2:9

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood,
a holy nation, a people for His possession,
so that you may proclaim the praises
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light.

Revelation 1:6

and made us a kingdom, priests to His God and Father—the glory and dominion are His forever and ever. Amen.

Exodus 19:5-6

Now if you will listen to Me and carefully keep My covenant, you will be My own possession out of all the peoples, although all the earth is Mine,

Deuteronomy 7:6

For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Deuteronomy 10:15

Yet the Lord was devoted to your fathers and loved them. He chose their descendants after them—He chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today.

Revelation 5:10

You made them a kingdom
and priests to our God,
and they will reign on the earth.

Isaiah 61:6

But you will be called the Lord’s priests;
they will speak of you as ministers of our God;
you will eat the wealth of the nations,
and you will boast in their riches.

Isaiah 66:21

I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,” says the Lord.

Deuteronomy 4:20

But the Lord selected you and brought you out of Egypt’s iron furnace to be a people for His inheritance, as you are today.

Deuteronomy 14:2

for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Isaiah 9:2

The people walking in darkness
have seen a great light;
a light has dawned
on those living in the land of darkness.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes so they may turn from darkness to light and from the power of Satan to God, that by faith in Me they may receive forgiveness of sins and a share among those who are sanctified.’

Titus 2:14

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works.

Deuteronomy 26:18-19

And today the Lord has affirmed that you are His special people as He promised you, that you are to keep all His commands,

Psalm 22:30

Their descendants will serve Him;
the next generation will be told about the Lord.

Psalm 33:12

Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh—
the people He has chosen to be His own possession!

Psalm 73:15

If I had decided to say these things aloud,
I would have betrayed Your people.

Psalm 106:5

so that I may enjoy the prosperity
of Your chosen ones,
rejoice in the joy of Your nation,
and boast about Your heritage.

Isaiah 26:2

Open the gates
so a righteous nation can come in—
one that remains faithful.

Isaiah 41:8

But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham, My friend—

I will lead the blind by a way they did not know;
I will guide them on paths they have not known.
I will turn darkness to light in front of them
and rough places into level ground.
This is what I will do for them,
and I will not forsake them.

Isaiah 43:20-21

The animals of the field will honor Me,
jackals and ostriches,
because I provide water in the wilderness,
and rivers in the desert,
to give drink to My chosen people.

Isaiah 44:1

“And now listen, Jacob My servant,
Israel whom I have chosen.

Isaiah 60:1-3

Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord shines over you.

Matthew 4:16

The people who live in darkness
have seen a great light,
and for those living in the shadowland of death,
light has dawned.

Matthew 5:16

In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

Luke 1:79

to shine on those who live in darkness
and the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.

John 17:19

I sanctify Myself for them,
so they also may be sanctified by the truth.

Acts 20:28

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Acts 26:28

Then Agrippa said to Paul, “Are you going to persuade me to become a Christian so easily?”

Romans 9:24

on us, the ones He also called, not only from the Jews but also from the Gentiles?

1 Corinthians 3:17

If anyone destroys God’s sanctuary, God will destroy him; for God’s sanctuary is holy, and that is what you are.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

Ephesians 1:14

He is the down payment of our inheritance, for the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 3:21

to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

Ephesians 5:8-11

For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Walk as children of light—

Philippians 2:15-16

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.

Philippians 3:14

I pursue as my goal the prize promised by God’s heavenly call in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:13

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.

1 Thessalonians 5:4-8

But you, brothers, are not in the dark, for this day to overtake you like a thief.

2 Timothy 1:9

He has saved us and called us
with a holy calling,
not according to our works,
but according to His own purpose and grace,
which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began.

1 Peter 1:2

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

1 Peter 2:5

you yourselves, as living stones, are being built into a spiritual house for a holy priesthood to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, it should be as one who speaks God’s words; if anyone serves, it should be from the strength God provides, so that God may be glorified through Jesus Christ in everything. To Him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of the Messiah, and they will reign with Him for 1,000 years.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

1 Peter 2:9

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

A chosen

Isaiah 44:1

A royal

Peculiar

Titus 2:14

Shew

Philippians 2:15

General references

Bible References

A chosen

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father and set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with the blood of Jesus Christ.

May grace and peace be multiplied to you.

Yet the Lord was devoted to your fathers and loved them. He chose their descendants after them—He chose you out of all the peoples, as it is today.

Their descendants will serve Him;
the next generation will be told about the Lord.

Happy is the nation whose God is Yahweh—
the people He has chosen to be His own possession!

If I had decided to say these things aloud,
I would have betrayed Your people.

But you, Israel, My servant,
Jacob, whom I have chosen,
descendant of Abraham, My friend—

“And now listen, Jacob My servant,
Israel whom I have chosen.

A royal

Now if you will listen to Me and carefully keep My covenant, you will be My own possession out of all the peoples, although all the earth is Mine,

But you will be called the Lord’s priests;
they will speak of you as ministers of our God;
you will eat the wealth of the nations,
and you will boast in their riches.

I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,” says the Lord.

and made us a kingdom, priests

to His God and Father—the glory and dominion are His forever and ever. Amen.

You made them a kingdom
and priests to our God,
and they will reign on the earth.

Peculiar

But the Lord selected you and brought you out of Egypt’s iron furnace to be a people for His inheritance, as you are today.

For you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord your God has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

And today the Lord has affirmed that you are His special people as He promised you, that you are to keep all His commands,

Be on guard for yourselves and for all the flock that the Holy Spirit has appointed you to as overseers, to shepherd the church of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

He is the down payment of our inheritance, for the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.

He gave Himself for us to redeem us from all lawlessness and to cleanse for Himself a people for His own possession, eager to do good works.

Shew

The people I formed for Myself
will declare My praise.

Arise, shine, for your light has come,
and the glory of the Lord shines over you.

In the same way, let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.

to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God who are faultless in a crooked and perverted generation, among whom you shine like stars in the world.

General references

The priest is to take some of the blood from the restitution offering and put it on the lobe of the right ear of the one to be cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

I am Yahweh your God who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God; I am Yahweh your God.”

for you are a holy people belonging to the Lord your God. The Lord has chosen you to be His own possession out of all the peoples on the face of the earth.

Then we’ll be like all the other nations: our king will judge us, go out before us, and fight our battles.”

so that they might declare
the name of Yahweh in Zion
and His praise in Jerusalem,

Let Israel say,
“His faithful love endures forever.”

Then justice will inhabit the wilderness,
and righteousness will dwell in the orchard.

The people I formed for Myself
will declare My praise.

He said to me, “You are My Servant, Israel;
I will be glorified in him.”

I will also take some of them as priests and Levites,” says the Lord.

The Levitical priests will never fail to have a man always before Me to offer burnt offerings, to burn grain offerings, and to make sacrifices.”

So then it does not depend on human will or effort

but on God who shows mercy.