1 Peter 2:5 & 9

5 (A)you yourselves like living stones are being built up as (B)a spiritual house, to be (C)a holy priesthood, (D)to offer spiritual sacrifices (E)acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Cross references:

  1. 1 Peter 2:5 : Eph. 2:20-22; [1 Cor. 3:9]
  2. 1 Peter 2:5 : Heb. 3:4, 6
  3. 1 Peter 2:5 : ver. 9
  4. 1 Peter 2:5 : Isa. 56:7; Mal. 1:11; Rom. 12:1; Heb. 13:15
  5. 1 Peter 2:5 : Rom. 15:16; Phil. 4:18

9 But you are (A)a chosen race, (B)a royal (C)priesthood, (D)a holy nation, (E)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (F)out of darkness into (G)his marvelous light.

Cross references:

  1. 1 Peter 2:9 : Deut. 10:15; Isa. 43:20
  2. 1 Peter 2:9 : Ex. 19:6; Rev. 1:6; 5:10
  3. 1 Peter 2:9 : Isa. 61:6; 66:21
  4. 1 Peter 2:9 : Deut. 7:6
  5. 1 Peter 2:9 : Ex. 19:5; Deut. 7:6; Isa. 43:21; Mal. 3:17
  6. 1 Peter 2:9 : [Isa. 42:16]; See Acts 26:18
  7. 1 Peter 2:9 : Ps. 36:9
English Standard Version (ESV)

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