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1 Peter 2:5–6

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Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.
Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.
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From verse 5

  1. Ephesians 2:20–22Rank 1 from verse 5
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    20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

    21In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:

    22In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.

  2. 1 Peter 2:9Rank 2 from verse 5
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    9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

  3. 1 Corinthians 3:9Rank 3 from verse 5
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    9For we are labourers together with God: ye are God’s husbandry, ye are God’s building.

  4. Revelation 5:10Rank 4 from verse 5
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    10And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

  5. 1 Corinthians 3:16Rank 5 from verse 5
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    16Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

  6. Isaiah 61:6Rank 6 from verse 5
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    6But ye shall be named the Priests of the Lord: men shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.

  7. Hebrews 13:15–16Rank 7 from verse 5
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    15By him therefore let us offer the sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of our lips giving thanks to his name.

    16But to do good and to communicate forget not: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

  8. Hebrews 3:6Rank 8 from verse 5
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    6But Christ as a son over his own house; whose house are we, if we hold fast the confidence and the rejoicing of the hope firm unto the end.

  9. Revelation 20:6Rank 9 from verse 5
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    6Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

  10. 1 Corinthians 6:19Rank 10 from verse 5
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    19What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?

  11. Romans 12:1Rank 11 from verse 5
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    1I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

  12. Revelation 1:6Rank 12 from verse 5
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    6And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

  13. 2 Corinthians 6:16Rank 13 from verse 5
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    16And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? for ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.

  14. Philippians 4:18Rank 14 from verse 5
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    18But I have all, and abound: I am full, having received of Epaphroditus the things which were sent from you, an odour of a sweet smell, a sacrifice acceptable, wellpleasing to God.

  15. Revelation 3:12Rank 15 from verse 5
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    12Him that overcometh will I make a pillar in the temple of my God, and he shall go no more out: and I will write upon him the name of my God, and the name of the city of my God, which is new Jerusalem, which cometh down out of heaven from my God: and I will write upon him my new name.

  16. Romans 15:16Rank 16 from verse 5
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    16That I should be the minister of Jesus Christ to the Gentiles, ministering the gospel of God, that the offering up of the Gentiles might be acceptable, being sanctified by the Holy Ghost.

  17. 1 Timothy 3:15Rank 17 from verse 5
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    15But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

  18. Isaiah 66:21Rank 18 from verse 5
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    21And I will also take of them for priests and for Levites, saith the Lord.

  19. Psalms 50:23Rank 19 from verse 5
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    23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.

  20. Colossians 3:17Rank 20 from verse 5
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    17And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

  21. John 4:22–24Rank 21 from verse 5
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    22Ye worship ye know not what: we know what we worship: for salvation is of the Jews.

    23But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.

    24God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.

  22. Philippians 2:17Rank 22 from verse 5
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    17Yea, and if I be offered upon the sacrifice and service of your faith, I joy, and rejoice with you all.

  23. Psalms 141:2Rank 23 from verse 5
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    2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

  24. Psalms 50:14Rank 24 from verse 5
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    14Offer unto God thanksgiving; and pay thy vows unto the most High:

  25. 1 Peter 4:11Rank 25 from verse 5
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    11If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

  26. Malachi 1:11Rank 26 from verse 5
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    11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the Lord of hosts.

  27. Philippians 1:11Rank 27 from verse 5
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    11Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God.

  28. Hosea 14:2Rank 28 from verse 5
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    2Take with you words, and turn to the Lord: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

From verse 6

  1. Isaiah 28:16Rank 1 from verse 6
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    16¶ Therefore thus saith the Lord God, Behold, I lay in Zion for a foundation a stone, a tried stone, a precious corner stone, a sure foundation: he that believeth shall not make haste.

  2. Romans 9:32–33Rank 2 from verse 6
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    32Wherefore? Because they sought it not by faith, but as it were by the works of the law. For they stumbled at that stumblingstone;

    33As it is written, Behold, I lay in Sion a stumblingstone and rock of offence: and whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

  3. 1 Peter 2:4Rank 3 from verse 6
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    4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

  4. Ephesians 2:20Rank 4 from verse 6
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    20And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;

  5. Zechariah 10:4Rank 5 from verse 6
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    4Out of him came forth the corner, out of him the nail, out of him the battle bow, out of him every oppressor together.

  6. Romans 10:11Rank 6 from verse 6
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    11For the scripture saith, Whosoever believeth on him shall not be ashamed.

  7. Mark 12:10Rank 7 from verse 6
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    10And have ye not read this scripture; The stone which the builders rejected is become the head of the corner:

  8. Isaiah 50:7Rank 8 from verse 6
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    7¶ For the Lord God will help me; therefore shall I not be confounded: therefore have I set my face like a flint, and I know that I shall not be ashamed.

  9. Isaiah 42:1Rank 9 from verse 6
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    1BEHOLD my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.

  10. John 7:38Rank 10 from verse 6
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    38He that believeth on me, as the scripture hath said, out of his belly shall flow rivers of living water.

  11. 2 Timothy 3:16Rank 11 from verse 6
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    16All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:

  12. Isaiah 54:4Rank 12 from verse 6
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    4Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

  13. Isaiah 45:16–17Rank 13 from verse 6
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    16They shall be ashamed, and also confounded, all of them: they shall go to confusion together that are makers of idols.

    17But Israel shall be saved in the Lord with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded world without end.

  14. Luke 23:35Rank 14 from verse 6
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    35And the people stood beholding. And the rulers also with them derided him, saying, He saved others; let him save himself, if he be Christ, the chosen of God.

  15. Isaiah 41:11Rank 15 from verse 6
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    11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.

  16. Matthew 12:18Rank 16 from verse 6
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    18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.

  17. Psalms 40:14Rank 17 from verse 6
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    14Let them be ashamed and confounded together that seek after my soul to destroy it; let them be driven backward and put to shame that wish me evil.

  18. Psalms 89:19Rank 18 from verse 6
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    19Then thou spakest in vision to thy holy one, and saidst, I have laid help upon one that is mighty; I have exalted one chosen out of the people.

  19. 2 Peter 1:20Rank 19 from verse 6
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    20Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

  20. 2 Peter 3:16Rank 20 from verse 6
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    16As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that are unlearned and unstable wrest, as they do also the other scriptures, unto their own destruction.

  21. Acts 1:16Rank 21 from verse 6
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    16Men and brethren, this scripture must needs have been fulfilled, which the Holy Ghost by the mouth of David spake before concerning Judas, which was guide to them that took Jesus.

  22. Ephesians 1:4Rank 22 from verse 6
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    4According as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:

  23. Daniel 10:21Rank 23 from verse 6
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    21But I will shew thee that which is noted in the scripture of truth: and there is none that holdeth with me in these things, but Michael your prince.

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1 Peter 2:5

COMBINED MEANING

ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

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spiritual

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1. Pertaining to spirit or to the Holy Ghost. 2. Nonmaterial or not carnal. 3. Governed by the Spirit.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

house

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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.

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holy

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Sense 1: Morally pure, righteous, undefiled, and separate from evil; supremely so of God. Sense 2: Hallowed, consecrated, set apart, devoted, or belonging to God or sacred use; distinguished from what is common, profane, or unclean.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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priesthood

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The office, service, or order of priests.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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sacrifices

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Sense 1: Offerings presented to God. Sense 2: Acts of presenting such offerings or things devoted to God.

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Jesus Christ

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The eternal Word and Son of God, the Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, God manifest in the flesh.

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Christ

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The Anointed One; the same title as Messias.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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1 Peter 2:6

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wherefore

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1. For that reason, or as a conclusion from what precedes; therefore or consequently. 2. For what reason or purpose; why.

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contained

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of contain. Sense 1: To hold or be capable of holding within limits or capacity. Sense 2: To restrain oneself; to exercise self-control.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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scripture

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The sacred writing or writings given by inspiration of God, whether taken collectively or as a particular passage.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

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behold

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1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.

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lay

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Sense 1: To put, place, set, arrange, deposit, apply, establish, impose, or cause to be in a stated position or condition. Sense 2: As the past tense of lie, to recline, rest, be situated, or remain in a state. Sense 3: In lay with, to have sexual relations. Sense 4: To press or bear upon. Sense 5: In lay up, lay by, or lay in store, to keep, store, or treasure; in lay wait, lay snares, lay an ambush, or lay siege, to prepare or set. Sense 6: In lay hold or lay hands on, to seize, take, apprehend, or touch. Sense 7: In lay down one's life, to surrender or give it; in lay aside, lay apart, or lay away, to remove, reject, or put off.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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chief

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1. First, principal, highest, leading, greatest, most excellent, most important, or most responsible in rank, order, degree, value, or guilt. 2. A leader, head, principal ruler, officer, or principal member of a group.

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stone

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Sense 1: A piece or mass of rock. Sense 2: To strike or kill with stones.

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elect

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Sense 1: Chosen or selected. Sense 2: As a noun, one or more who are chosen.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Bullokar 1616 · Cawdrey 1604 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

on

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1. At, upon, or in contact with the named place, object, side, or time. 2. Toward, against, concerning, depending upon, or directed to the named person or thing. 3. Forward or continuing; in joined expressions such as go on, put on, and lay hold on, the other words supply the particular action.

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shall

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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

confounded

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Past-tense, participial, or adjectival form of confound. Sense 1: To confuse or disorder so that understanding fails. Sense 2: To put to shame, dismay, or frustrate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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2:1WHEREFORE laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

2:2As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:

2:3If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious.

2:4To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious,

2:5Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.

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2:6Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.

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2:7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,

2:8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

2:9But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

2:10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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