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and he made us to be a kingdom, priests to his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.
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Your Royal and Priestly Identity
Commentators explain that through Christ, believers receive a new, dual identity as both royalty and priests, fulfilling God's promise to Israel in Exodus 19:6. As 'kings,' believers have dignity and authority over sin. As 'priests,' they have direct access to God to offer spiritual sacrifices of praise and a consecrated life. This status is a present reality, not just a future hope.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And hath made us kings and priests unto God. In 1 Peter 2:9 the same idea is expressed by saying of Christians that they are "…
And he made (κα εποιησεν). Change from the participle construction, which would be κα ποιησαντ (first aorist active of ποιεω) like…
19th Century
Anglican
And has made us kings and priests to God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion forever (or, to the ages).…
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Baptist
Unto him that loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, and hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glo…
This transformation simultaneously involves the induction of blood-freed sinners into Christ’s “kingdom” and priesthood. Of Israel it was said that…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And has made us kings and priests The Alexandrian copy, and Complutensian edition, read, "a kingdom, priests"; and t…
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