1 Peter 2:5

God's Word

You come to him as living stones, a spiritual house that is being built into a holy priesthood. So offer spiritual sacrifices that God accepts through Jesus Christ.

Cross References

1 Kings 7:11

Above ⌞the foundation⌟ were cedar beams and high-grade stone blocks, which had been cut to size.

Psalm 141:2

Let my prayer be accepted as sweet-smelling incense in your presence. Let the lifting up of my hands in prayer be accepted as an evening sacrifice.

Psalm 50:14

Bring ⌞your⌟ thanks to God as a sacrifice, and keep your vows to the Most High.

Psalm 50:23

Whoever offers thanks as a sacrifice honors me. I will let everyone who continues in my way see the salvation that comes from God.”

Exodus 19:6

You will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’ These are the words you must speak to the Israelites.”

Proverbs 9:1

Wisdom has built her house. She has carved out her seven pillars.

Isaiah 61:6

You will be called the priests of the Lord. You will be called the servants of our God. You will consume the wealth of the nations. You will boast in their splendor.

Isaiah 66:21

“I will make some of them priests and Levites,” declares the Lord.

Hosea 14:2

Return to the Lord, and say these things to him: “Forgive all our sins, and kindly receive us. Then we’ll praise you with our lips.

Malachi 1:11

“From the nations where the sun rises to the nations where the sun sets, my name will be great. Incense and pure offerings will be offered everywhere in my name, because my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord of Armies.

Romans 12:1

Brothers and sisters, in view of all we have just shared about God’s compassion, I encourage you to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, dedicated to God and pleasing to him. This kind of worship is appropriate for you.

Romans 15:16

to be a servant of Christ Jesus to people who are not Jewish. I serve as a priest by spreading the Good News of God. I do this in order that I might bring the nations to God as an acceptable offering, made holy by the Holy Spirit.

1 Corinthians 3:16

Don’t you know that you are God’s temple and that God’s Spirit lives in you?

1 Corinthians 3:9

We are God’s coworkers. You are God’s field. You are God’s building.

1 Corinthians 6:19

Don’t you know that your body is a temple that belongs to the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit, whom you received from God, lives in you. You don’t belong to yourselves.

2 Corinthians 6:16

Can God’s temple contain false gods? Clearly, we are the temple of the living God. As God said, “I will live and walk among them. I will be their God, and they will be my people.”

Galatians 6:10

Whenever we have the opportunity, we have to do what is good for everyone, especially for the family of believers.

Deuteronomy 18:2

So the Levites will have no land of their own like the other Israelites. The Lord will be their inheritance, as he promised them.

Philippians 1:11

Jesus Christ will fill your lives with everything that God’s approval produces. Your lives will then bring glory and praise to God.

Philippians 2:17

My life is being poured out as a part of the sacrifice and service ⌞I offer to God⌟ for your faith. Yet, I am filled with joy, and I share that joy with all of you.

Philippians 4:18

You have paid me in full, and I have more than enough. Now that Epaphroditus has brought me your gifts, you have filled my needs. Your gifts are a soothing aroma, a sacrifice that God accepts and with which he is pleased.

Colossians 3:17

Everything you say or do should be done in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

1 Timothy 3:15

in case I’m delayed. I want you to know how people who are members of God’s family must live. God’s family is the church of the living God, the pillar and foundation of the truth.

Hebrews 3:6

But Christ is a faithful son in charge of God’s household. We are his household if we continue to have courage and to be proud of the confidence we have.

1 Peter 2:9

However, you are chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, people who belong to God. You were chosen to tell about the excellent qualities of God, who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

1 Peter 4:11

Whoever speaks must speak God’s words. Whoever serves must serve with the strength God supplies so that in every way God receives glory through Jesus Christ. Glory and power belong to Jesus Christ forever and ever! Amen.

1 Peter 4:17

The time has come for the judgment to begin, and it will begin with God’s family. If it starts with us, what will be the end for those who refuse to obey the Good News of God?

Revelation 1:6

and has made us a kingdom, priests for God his Father. Amen.

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy are those who are included the first time that people come back to life. The second death has no power over them. They will continue to be priests of God and Christ. They will rule with him for 1,000 years.

Revelation 3:12

I will make everyone who wins the victory a pillar in the temple of my God. They will never leave it again. I will write on them the name of my God, the name of the city of my God (the New Jerusalem coming down out of heaven from my God), and my new name.

Revelation 5:10

You made them a kingdom and priests for our God. They will rule as kings on the earth.”