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.”

你们要归我作祭司的国度，为圣洁的国民。’这些话你要告诉以色列人。”

你们要归我作祭司的国度，为神圣的国民。’这些话你要告诉以色列人。”

你们要归我作祭司的国度，为神圣的国民。’这些话你要告诉以色列人。”

你们要归于我，作祭司之国、圣洁之邦。这些话你要告诉以色列人。’”

你们要归我作君尊的祭司和圣洁的国民。’这些话你都要对以色列人说。”

你們要歸我作祭司的國度，為聖潔的國民。』這些話你要告訴以色列人。」

你們要歸我作祭司的國度，為神聖的國民。』這些話你要告訴以色列人。」

你們要歸我作祭司的國度，為神聖的國民。』這些話你要告訴以色列人。」

你們要歸於我，作祭司之國、聖潔之邦。這些話你要告訴以色列人。』」

你們要歸我作君尊的祭司和聖潔的國民。’這些話你都要對以色列人說。”

你們要歸我做祭司之國，做聖別之邦」：這些話是你所應當對以色列人說的。』

亦為祭司之國、成聖之民於我前、其以此言告以色列族、○

亦為祭司之國、成聖之民、役事於我、爾以此言告於以色列族。

亦在我前、為祭司之國、為成聖之民、爾當以斯言告以色列人、

you will be for me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words you are to speak to the Israelites.”

and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the people of Israel.”

And you will be my kingdom of priests, my holy nation.’ This is the message you must give to the people of Israel.”

and you will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.”

and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel.”

And you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

and you will be My kingdom of priests and My holy nation.’ These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.”

And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and an holy nation. These[ are] the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

and you will be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.’ These are the words that you will speak to the Israelites.”

and you shall be to me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation.’ These are the words which you shall speak to the children of Israel.”

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

I am the Lord your God. Set yourselves apart. Be holy, because I am holy. Do not make yourselves“ unclean” by eating any creatures that move around on the ground.I am the Lord. I brought you up out of Egypt to be your God. So be holy, because I am holy.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The God who chose you is holy. So you should be holy in all that you do.It is written,“ Be holy, because I am holy.”( Leviticus 11:44, 45; 19:2)

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

“‘ They must not get married to women who are“ unclean” because they are prostitutes. They must not marry women who are divorced from their husbands. That is because priests are holy. They are set apart for me. I am their God.Consider them as holy, because they offer up food to me. Consider them as holy, because I am holy. I am the Lord. I make you holy.

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.

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.

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.’ ”

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.

He said,“ The Lord came from Mount Sinai. Like the rising sun, he shone on his people from Mount Seir. He shone on them from Mount Paran. He came with large numbers of angels. He came from his mountain slopes in the south.Lord, I’m sure you love your people. All the holy ones are in your hands. At your feet all of them bow down. And you teach them.They learn the law Moses gave us. It belongs to the community of the people of Jacob.

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