1 Peter 2:9

English Majority Text Version

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may proclaim the excellent virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Cross References

Matthew 4:16

the people sitting in darkness have seen a great light, and to those who sat in the land and the shadow of death, light sprang up on them."

Matthew 5:16

Thus let your light shine before men, so that they may see your good works, and they may glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Luke 1:79

to give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

John 17:19

And for their sakes I sanctify Myself, that they also may be sanctified by the truth.

Acts 20:28

Therefore take heed to yourselves and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit placed you as overseers, to shepherd the church of the Lord, and of God, which He purchased with His own blood.

Acts 26:18

to open their eyes, in order to turn them from darkness to light, and from the authority of Satan to God, in order for them to receive forgiveness of sins and an inheritance among those who are sanctified by faith in Me.'

Acts 26:28

And Agrippa said to Paul, "In a short time, you are persuading me to become a Christian!"

Romans 9:24

even us whom He called, not only of the Jews, but also of the Gentiles?

1 Corinthians 3:17

If anyone destroys the temple of God, God shall destroy him. For the temple of God is holy, which temple you are.

Ephesians 1:14

who is the guarantee of our inheritance until the redemption of the possession, to the praise of His glory.

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of His grace, by which He bestowed favor upon us in the Beloved.

Ephesians 3:21

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

Philippians 3:14

I press toward the goal for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.

Colossians 1:13

He has delivered us from the dominion of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son of His love,

2 Timothy 1:9

who having saved us, and having 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 itself,

Titus 2:14

who gave Himself for us, that He might redeem us from every lawless deed and purify for Himself a people as His own possession, zealous for good works.

1 Peter 1:2

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, in sanctification of the Spirit, for obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace to you and peace be multiplied.

1 Peter 2:5

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

1 Peter 4:11

If anyone speaks, let him speak as the utterances of God. If anyone serves, let him serve as from strength, as God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:6

and He made us kings and priests to His God and Father, to Him be the glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy is he that has part in the first resurrection. Over these the second death has no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with Him for a thousand years.

Revelation 5:10

and have made them kings and priests to our God; and they will reign on the earth."