Deuteronomy 14:21
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21 “You shall not eat anything that dies of itself; you may give it to aliens residing in your towns for them to eat, or you may sell it to a foreigner. For you are a people holy to the Lord your God.
“You shall not boil a kid in its mother’s milk.(A)
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Deuteronomy 26:19
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19 for him to set you high above all nations that he has made, in praise and in fame and in honor; and for you to be a people holy to the Lord your God, as he promised.”(A)
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1 Peter 2:5
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5 like living stones let yourselves be built[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.(A)
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- 2.5 Or you yourselves are being built
Revelation 1:6
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6 and made us a kingdom, priests serving[a] his God and Father, to him be glory and dominion forever and ever. Amen.(A)
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- 1.6 Gk priests to
Revelation 5:10
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10 you have made them a kingdom and priests serving[a] our God,
and they will reign[b] on earth.”(A)
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