Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
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
Peculiar
General references
Bible References
A chosen
1 Peter 1:2
Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, Elect (according to the fore-knowledge of God the Father) thro' sanctification of the Spirit unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ. Grace and peace be multiplied to you.
A royal
Revelation 1:6
To him that loved us, and hath washed us from our sins with his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto his God and Father, to him be the glory and the might for ever.
Revelation 5:10
And hast made them unto our God kings and priests, and they shall reign over the earth.
Revelation 20:6
Happy and holy is he that hath a part in the first resurrection: over 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.
Peculiar
Acts 20:28
Take heed therefore to yourselves and to the whole flock, over which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.
Ephesians 1:14
Who is an earnest of our inheritance, till the redemption of the purchased possession, to the praise of his glory.
Titus 2:14
Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify to himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.
Shew
1 Peter 4:11
If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God: if any man minister, let him minister as of the ability which God giveth, that God in all things may be glorified thro' Jesus Christ, whose is the glory and the might for ever and ever. Amen.
Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.
Ephesians 1:6
To the praise of the glory of his grace,
Ephesians 3:21
To him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.
Philippians 2:15
That ye may be blameless and simple, the sons of God, unrebukable, in the midst of a crooked and perverse nation, among whom ye shine as lights in the world,
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Romans 9:16
It is not therefore of him that willeth, nor of him that runneth, but of God that sheweth mercy.