1 Peter 2:9 (WEB)
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
Catechism · 6
Celebrating the Church's Liturgy
“…to which the Christian people, "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a redeemed people," have a right and an obligation by reason of their Baptism.” — Catechism footnote: SC 14; Cf. 1 Pet 2:9; 2:4-5.
The Sacrament of Baptism
“They are "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people, that [they] may declare the wonderful deeds of him who called [them] out of darkness into his marvelous light."” — Catechism footnote: 1 Pet 2:9.
The Sacrament of Holy Orders
“Christ, high priest and unique mediator, has made of the Church "a kingdom, priests for his God and Father."” — Catechism footnote: Rev 1:6; cf. Rev 5:9-10; 1 Pet 2:5, 9.
"The Summary of the Whole Gospel"
“When the Church prays the Lord's Prayer, it is always the people made up of the "new-born" who pray and obtain mercy.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. 1 Pet 2:1-10.
"I Believe in the Holy Spirit"
“"If you will obey my voice and keep my covenant, . . . you shall be to me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation."” — Catechism footnote: Ex 19:5-6; Cf. 1 Pet 2:9.
The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy Spirit
- §782Paragraph 2 · The Church - People of God, Body of Christ, Temple of the Holy SpiritRead at vatican.va
“But he acquired a people for himself from those who previously were not a people: "a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation."” — Catechism footnote: 1 Pet 2:9.
Fathers and councils · 19
Origen
“The Hebrew people, then, being called by God a “chosen generation, and a royal priesthood, and a holy nation, and a purchased people,” regarding whom it was foretold to Abraham by the voice of the Lord addressed to him, “Look now towards heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number…” — editor's note: Cf. 1 Pet. ii. 9.
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Irenaeus of Lyons
“For all the righteous possess the sacerdotal rank.” — editor's note: This clause is differently quoted by Antonius Melissa and John Damascenus, thus: Πᾶς βασιλεὺς δίκαιος ἱερατικὴν ἔχει τάξιν, i.e., Every righteous king…
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Jerome
“And as living stones let us be built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood offering up spiritual sacrifices through Christ our Lord.For we are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession.Christ died for us in the flesh.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“But we who have put on Christ and according to the apostle are a royal and priestly race, we ought not to grieve for the dead.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“And again,“A holy nation, a royal priesthood, an elect race.”” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
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Augustine of Hippo
“But you, “chosen generation, you weak things of the world,” who have forsaken all things that you might “follow the Lord,” go after Him, and “confound the things which are mighty;” go…” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“But the sanctifying of God, according to the Apostle Peter, is understood to be a holy people and a royal priesthood.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“But who saith this, save the chosen generation, the royal priesthood, the holy nation, the peculiar people, longing for Christ from the origin of the human race even unto the end of this world, in the persons of those who, each in his own time, have lived, are…” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“This people the Apostle Peter calls “a holy people, a royal priesthood.”” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“Of them the Apostle Peter says, “A holy people, a royal priesthood.”” — editor's note: 1 Peter ii. 9.
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Justin Martyr
“Now God receives sacrifices from no one, except through His priests.” — editor's note: [Isa. lxvi. 21; Rom. xv. 15, 16, 17 (Greek); 1 Pet. ii. 9.]
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Ambrose of Milan
“In what is He a priest, save in that which He took to Himself from the priestly nation?” — editor's note: “Priestly nation.”—Ex. xix. 5; 1 Pet. ii. 9. We must not understand especial reference to the priestly tribe of Levi only, but to the whole people of Israel.…
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Gregory of Nazianzus
“The other wills that I should come forward, and bear fruit for the common good, and be helped by helping others; and publish the Divine light, and bring to God a people for His own possession, a holy nation, a royal priesthood, and His image cleansed in many souls.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“Among whom are ye also called to be Saints, a people of possession, a royal priesthood, the most excellent portion of the Lord, a whole river from a drop, a heavenly lamp from a spark, a tree from a grain of mustard seed, on which the birds come and lodge.” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“And when he saw the great heritage of God, purchased by His own words and laws and sufferings, the holy nation, the royal priesthood, in such evil plight that it was torn asunder into ten thousand opinions and errors: and the vine brought out of Egypt and transplanted, the Egypt of impious…” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
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Leo the Great
“…address in no less earnest terms than those of the blessed Apostle Peter, “a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession,” built upon the impregnable rock, Christ, and joined to the Lord our Saviour by His true assumption of our flesh, remain firm in that Faith, which you have…” — editor's note: 1 Pet. ii. 9.
Read the whole comment“These are they who promoted thee to such glory, that being made a holy nation, a chosen people, a priestly and royal state, and the head of the world through the blessed Peter’s holy See thou didst attain a wider sway by the worship of God than by earthly government.” — editor's note: Cf. 1 Pet. ii. 9.
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Gregory the Great
“For it is of this nobility of the spirit that it is said through Peter, Ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood (1 Pet. ii. 9).” — the author cites it
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Clement of Alexandria
““But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood.”” — editor's note: Chap. ii. 9.
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Cross-references · 39
Cited together in Catechism §1546.
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Cited together in Against Celsus V.10.
Cited together in Orations Oration 12.
Cited together in Catechism §709.
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Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule II.3.
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Cited together in Orations Oration 12.
Cited together in Orations Oration 12.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.10.
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Cited together in The City of God XX.10.
Cited together in The Book of Pastoral Rule II.3.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 116.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.10.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.10.
Cited together in Catechism §782.
Cited together in Catechism §782 and 1 other place.
Cited together in Catechism §782 and 1 other place.
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Cited together in Catechism §709.
Cited together in Catechism §709.
Cited together in Catechism §782.
Cited together in Catechism §782.
Cited together in Catechism §782.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 82.
Cited together in Catechism §782.
Cited together in The City of God XX.10.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 116.
Cited together in Dialogue with Trypho Chapter 116.
Cited together in The City of God XX.10.
Cited together in Against Celsus V.10.
Cited together in Sermons Sermon 82.
Cited together in Catechism §782.
Cited together in The City of God XX.10.
Cited together in Catechism §2769.