Exodus 19:6

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Summary

And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

A kingdom

Revelation 20:6

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Bible References

A kingdom

He said:The Lord came from Sinai and revealed himself to Israel from Seir. He appeared in splendor from Mount Paran, and came forth with ten thousand holy ones. With his right hand he gave a fiery law to them.

You will be called, 'the Lord's priests, servants of our God.' You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.

Therefore I exhort you, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a sacrifice -- alive, holy, and pleasing to God -- which is your reasonable service.

you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father -- to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen.

You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."

Blessed and holy is the one who takes part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

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for I am the Lord your God and you are to sanctify yourselves and be holy because I am holy. You must not defile yourselves by any of the swarming things that creep on the ground,

"Speak to the whole congregation of the Israelites and tell them, 'You must be holy because I, the Lord your God, am holy.

So I have said to you: You yourselves will possess their land and I myself will give it to you for a possession, a land flowing with milk and honey. I am the Lord your God who has set you apart from the other peoples.

They must not take a wife defiled by prostitution, nor are they to take a wife divorced from her husband, for the priest is holy to his God.

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

Then he will elevate you above all the nations he has made and you will receive praise, fame, and honor. You will be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he has said.

The Lord will designate you as his holy people just as he promised you, if you keep his commandments and obey him.

They will be called, "The Holy People, the Ones Protected by the Lord." You will be called, "Sought After, City Not Abandoned."

If someone destroys God's temple, God will destroy him. For God's temple is holy, which is what you are.

I call on you solemnly in the Lord to have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.

but, like the Holy One who called you, become holy yourselves in all of your conduct,

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The Lord our God made a covenant with us at Horeb.

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his kingdom.

And I will choose some of them as priests and Levites," says the Lord.