1 Peter 2:9

Good News Translation

But you are the chosen race, the King's priests, the holy nation, God's own people, chosen to proclaim the wonderful acts of God, who called you out of darkness into his own marvelous light.

Cross References

Psalm 106:5

Let me see the prosperity of your people and share in the happiness of your nation, in the glad pride of those who belong to you.

Psalm 118:27

The Lord is God; he has been good to us. With branches in your hands, start the festival and march around the altar.

Psalm 135:4

He chose Jacob for himself, the people of Israel for his own.

Psalm 22:30

Future generations will serve him; they will speak of the Lord to the coming generation.

Psalm 33:12

Happy is the nation whose God is the Lord; happy are the people he has chosen for his own!

Psalm 73:15

If I had said such things, I would not be acting as one of your people.

Isaiah 26:2

Open the city gates and let the faithful nation enter, the nation whose people do what is right.

Isaiah 41:8

“But you, Israel my servant, you are the people that I have chosen, the descendants of Abraham, my friend.

Isaiah 42:16

“I will lead my blind people by roads they have never traveled. I will turn their darkness into light and make rough country smooth before them. These are my promises, and I will keep them without fail.

Isaiah 44:1

The Lord says, “Listen now, Israel, my servant, my chosen people, the descendants of Jacob.

Isaiah 61:6

And you will be known as the priests of the Lord, The servants of our God. You will enjoy the wealth of the nations And be proud that it is yours.

Isaiah 62:12

You will be called “God's Holy People,” “The People the Lord Has Saved.” Jerusalem will be called “The City That God Loves,” “The City That God Did Not Forsake.”

Isaiah 66:21

I will make some of them priests and Levites.

Isaiah 9:2

The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. They lived in a land of shadows, but now light is shining on them.

Malachi 3:17

“They will be my people,” says the Lord Almighty. “On the day when I act, they will be my very own. I will be merciful to them as parents are merciful to the children who serve them.

Matthew 4:16

The people who live in darkness will see a great light. On those who live in the dark land of death the light will shine.”

Matthew 5:16

In the same way your light must shine before people, so that they will see the good things you do and praise your Father in heaven.

Luke 1:79

and to shine from heaven on all those who live in the dark shadow of death, to guide our steps into the path of peace.”

John 17:19

And for their sake I dedicate myself to you, in order that they, too, may be truly dedicated to you.

Acts 20:28

So keep watch over yourselves and over all the flock which the Holy Spirit has placed in your care. Be shepherds of the church of God, which he made his own through the blood of his Son.

Acts 26:18

You are to open their eyes and turn them from the darkness to the light and from the power of Satan to God, so that through their faith in me they will have their sins forgiven and receive their place among God's chosen people.’

Acts 26:28

Agrippa said to Paul, “In this short time do you think you will make me a Christian?”

Romans 9:24

For we are the people he called, not only from among the Jews but also from among the Gentiles.

1 Corinthians 3:17

God will destroy anyone who destroys God's temple. For God's temple is holy, and you yourselves are his temple.

Ephesians 1:14

The Spirit is the guarantee that we shall receive what God has promised his people, and this assures us that God will give complete freedom to those who are his. Let us praise his glory!

Ephesians 1:6

Let us praise God for his glorious grace, for the free gift he gave us in his dear Son!

Ephesians 3:21

to God be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all time, forever and ever! Amen.

Deuteronomy 10:15

But the Lord's love for your ancestors was so strong that he chose you instead of any other people, and you are still his chosen people.

Deuteronomy 14:2

You belong to the Lord your God; he has chosen you to be his own people from among all the peoples who live on earth.

Deuteronomy 18:2

They are to own no land, as the other tribes do; their share is the privilege of being the Lord's priests, as the Lord has promised.

Deuteronomy 4:20

But you are the people he rescued from Egypt, that blazing furnace. He brought you out to make you his own people, as you are today.

Deuteronomy 7:6

Do this because you belong to the Lord your God. From all the peoples on earth he chose you to be his own special people.

Philippians 3:14

So I run straight toward the goal in order to win the prize, which is God's call through Christ Jesus to the life above.

Colossians 1:13

He rescued us from the power of darkness and brought us safe into the kingdom of his dear Son,

2 Timothy 1:9

He saved us and called us to be his own people, not because of what we have done, but because of his own purpose and grace. He gave us this grace by means of Christ Jesus before the beginning of time,

Titus 2:14

He gave himself for us, to rescue us from all wickedness and to make us a pure people who belong to him alone and are eager to do good.

1 Peter 1:2

You were chosen according to the purpose of God the Father and were made a holy people by his Spirit, to obey Jesus Christ and be purified by his blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure.

1 Peter 2:5

Come as living stones, and let yourselves be used in building the spiritual temple, where you will serve as holy priests to offer spiritual and acceptable sacrifices to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 4:11

Those who preach must preach God's messages; those who serve must serve with the strength that God gives them, so that in all things praise may be given to God through Jesus Christ, to whom belong glory and power forever and ever. Amen.

Revelation 1:6

and made us a kingdom of priests to serve his God and Father. To Jesus Christ be the glory and power forever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 20:6

Happy and greatly blessed are those who are included in this first raising of the dead. The second death has no power over them; they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and they will rule with him for a thousand years.

Revelation 5:10

You have made them a kingdom of priests to serve our God, and they shall rule on earth.”

1 Samuel 12:22

The Lord has made a solemn promise, and he will not abandon you, for he has decided to make you his own people.