Exodus 19:6

New International Reader's Version

But you will be a kingdom of priests to serve me. You will be my holy nation.’ That is what you must tell the Israelites.”

Cross References

1 Kings 3:8

I’m here among the people you have chosen. They are a great nation. They are more than anyone can count.

1 Kings 8:53

After all, you chose them out of all the nations in the world. You made them your very own people. You did it just as you had announced through your servant Moses. That’s when you brought out of Egypt our people of long ago. You are our Lord and King.”

1 Chronicles 17:22

You made Israel your very own people forever. Lord, you have become our God.

Psalm 114:2

Then Judah became the holy place where God lived. Israel became the land he ruled over.

Exodus 15:26

He said, “I am the Lord your God. Listen carefully to me. Do what is right in my eyes. Pay attention to my commands. Obey all my rules. If you do, I will not send on you any of the sicknesses I sent on the Egyptians. I am the Lord who heals you.”

Exodus 22:31

“I want you to be my holy people. So do not eat the meat of any animal that has been torn by wild animals. Throw it to the dogs.

Exodus 28:36

“Make a plate out of pure gold. Carve words on it as if it were an official seal. Carve the words Set Apart for the Lord.

Isaiah 43:4

You are priceless to me. I love you and honor you. So I will trade other people for you. I will give up other nations to save your lives.

Isaiah 61:6

You will be called priests of the Lord. You will be named workers for our God. You will enjoy the wealth of nations. You will brag about getting their riches.

Isaiah 62:12

They will be called the Holy People. They will be called the People the Lord Set Free. And Jerusalem will be named the City the Lord Cares About. It will be named the City No Longer Deserted.

Isaiah 66:21

And I will choose some of them to be priests and Levites,” says the Lord.

Jeremiah 13:11

A belt is tied around a person’s waist. In the same way, I tied all the people of Israel to me. I also tied all the people of Judah to me like a belt. I wanted them to be my people. They should have brought me fame and praise and honor. But they have not listened to me,” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 2:3

Your people were holy to me. They were the first share of my harvest. All those who destroyed them were held guilty. And trouble came to their enemies,’ ” announces the Lord.

Jeremiah 7:23

I also gave them another command. I said, ‘Obey me. Then I will be your God. And you will be my people. Live the way I command you to live. Then things will go well with you.’

Leviticus 19:2

“Speak to the whole community of Israel. Tell them, ‘Be holy, because I am holy. I am the Lord your God.

Leviticus 20:24

But I said to you, “You will take over their land as your own. I will give it to you. It will belong to you. It is a land that has plenty of milk and honey.” I am the Lord your God. I have set you apart from the other nations.

Leviticus 20:26

You must be holy. You must be set apart to me. I am the Lord. I am holy. I have set you apart from the other nations to be my own people.

Leviticus 21:23

But because he has a flaw, he must not go near the curtain or approach the altar. If he does, he will make my sacred tent “unclean.” I am the Lord. I make everything holy.’ ”

Amos 3:2

“Out of all the families on earth I have chosen only you. So I will punish you because you have committed so many sins.”

Haggai 2:5

‘That is what I promised you when you came out of Egypt. My Spirit continues to be with you. So do not be afraid.’ ”

Numbers 16:3

They came as a group to oppose Moses and Aaron. They said to Moses and Aaron, “You have gone too far! The whole community is holy. Every one in it is holy. And the Lord is with them. So why do you put yourselves above the Lord’s people?”

Romans 12:1

Brothers and sisters, God has shown you his mercy. So I am asking you to offer up your bodies to him while you are still alive. Your bodies are a holy sacrifice that is pleasing to God. When you offer your bodies to God, you are worshiping him in the right way.

1 Corinthians 3:17

If anyone destroys God’s temple, God will destroy that person. God’s temple is holy. And you all together are that temple.

Deuteronomy 14:21

If you find something that’s already dead, don’t eat it. You can give it to an outsider living in any of your towns. They may eat it. Or you can sell it to someone from another country. But you are a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. Don’t cook a young goat in its mother’s milk.

Deuteronomy 26:19

He has announced that he will make you famous. He’ll give you more praise and honor than all the other nations he has made. And he has said that you will be a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. That’s exactly what he promised to do.

Deuteronomy 28:9

The Lord your God will make you his holy people. He will set you apart for himself. He promised to do this. He promised to do it if you would keep his commands and live exactly as he wants you to live.

Deuteronomy 7:6

You are a holy nation. The Lord your God has set you apart for himself. He has chosen you to be his special treasure. He chose you out of all the nations on the face of the earth to be his people.

1 Thessalonians 5:27

While the Lord is watching, here is what I command you. Have this letter read to all the brothers and sisters.

1 Peter 2:5

You also are like living stones. As you come to Christ, you are being built into a house for worship. There you will be holy priests. You will offer spiritual sacrifices. God will accept them because of what Jesus Christ has done.

1 Peter 2:9

But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are God’s special treasure. You are all these things so that you can give him praise. God brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.

Revelation 1:6

He has made us members of his royal family. He has made us priests who serve his God and Father. Glory and power belong to Jesus Christ for ever and ever! Amen.

Revelation 20:6

Blessed and holy are those who share in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them. They will be priests of God and of Christ. They will rule with him for 1,000 years.

Revelation 5:10

You have made them members of a royal family. You have made them priests to serve our God. They will rule on the earth.”