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who has made us into a kingdom, priests for his God and Father, to him be glory and power forever [and ever]. Amen.(A)

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You will be to me a kingdom of priests,[a] a holy nation.(A) That is what you must tell the Israelites.

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Footnotes

  1. 19:6 Kingdom of priests: inasmuch as this phrase is parallel to “holy nation,” it most likely means that the whole Israelite nation is set apart from other nations and so consecrated to God, or holy, in the way priests are among the people (cf. Is 61:6; 1 Pt 2:5, 9).

[a]You yourselves shall be called “Priests of the Lord,”
    “Ministers of our God” you shall be called.
You shall eat the wealth of the nations
    and in their riches you will boast.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. 61:6 The bestowal of a new name suggests a new identity and mission. The whole people will be priests (cf. Ex 19:6), even ministering to nations who will serve God’s people.