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Psalms 65:4
Blessed[ is the man whom] thou choosest, and causest to approach[ unto thee, that] he may dwell in thy courts: we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house,[ even] of thy holy temple.
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Leviticus 10:3
Then Moses said unto Aaron, This[ is it] that the LORD spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. And Aaron held his peace.
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Numbers 17:5
And it shall come to pass,[ that] the man’s rod, whom I shall choose, shall blossom: and I will make to cease from me the murmurings of the children of Israel, whereby they murmur against you.
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Numbers 16:3
And they gathered themselves together against Moses and against Aaron, and said unto them,[ Ye take] too much upon you, seeing all the congregation[ are] holy, every one of them, and the LORD[ is] among them: wherefore then lift ye up yourselves above the congregation of the LORD?
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2 Timothy 2 19
Nevertheless the foundation of God standeth sure, having this seal, The Lord knoweth them that are his. And, Let every one that nameth the name of Christ depart from iniquity.
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2 Timothy 2 3-2 Timothy 2 4
Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.No man that warreth entangleth himself with the affairs of[ this] life; that he may please him who hath chosen him to be a soldier.
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Ezekiel 44:15-16
But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:They shall enter into my sanctuary, and they shall come near to my table, to minister unto me, and they shall keep my charge.
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Acts 1:2
Until the day in which he was taken up, after that he through the Holy Ghost had given commandments unto the apostles whom he had chosen:
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Revelation 5:9-10
And they sung a new song, saying, Thou art worthy to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and hast redeemed us to God by thy blood out of every kindred, and tongue, and people, and nation;And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.
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Psalms 105:26
He sent Moses his servant;[ and] Aaron whom he had chosen.
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Acts 13:2
As they ministered to the Lord, and fasted, the Holy Ghost said, Separate me Barnabas and Saul for the work whereunto I have called them.
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Exodus 28:1
And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office,[ even] Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.
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Ezekiel 40:46
And the chamber whose prospect[ is] toward the north[ is] for the priests, the keepers of the charge of the altar: these[ are] the sons of Zadok among the sons of Levi, which come near to the LORD to minister unto him.
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Acts 1:24
And they prayed, and said, Thou, Lord, which knowest the hearts of all[ men], shew whether of these two thou hast chosen,
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Revelation 1:6
And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him[ be] glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.
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Acts 22:14
And he said, The God of our fathers hath chosen thee, that thou shouldest know his will, and see that Just One, and shouldest hear the voice of his mouth.
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1 Samuel 2 28
And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel[ to be] my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
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John 15:16
Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and[ that] your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.
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1 Peter 2 5-1 Peter 2 9
Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded.Unto you therefore which believe[ he is] precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence,[ even to them] which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.But ye[ are] a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:
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Leviticus 21:12-15
Neither shall he go out of the sanctuary, nor profane the sanctuary of his God; for the crown of the anointing oil of his God[ is] upon him: I[ am] the LORD.And he shall take a wife in her virginity.A widow, or a divorced woman, or profane,[ or] an harlot, these shall he not take: but he shall take a virgin of his own people to wife.Neither shall he profane his seed among his people: for I the LORD do sanctify him.
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Exodus 28:43
And they shall be upon Aaron, and upon his sons, when they come in unto the tabernacle of the congregation, or when they come near unto the altar to minister in the holy[ place]; that they bear not iniquity, and die:[ it shall be] a statute for ever unto him and his seed after him.
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Isaiah 61:5-6
And strangers shall stand and feed your flocks, and the sons of the alien[ shall be] your plowmen and your vinedressers.But ye shall be named the Priests of the LORD:[ men] shall call you the Ministers of our God: ye shall eat the riches of the Gentiles, and in their glory shall ye boast yourselves.
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Acts 15:7
And when there had been much disputing, Peter rose up, and said unto them, Men[ and] brethren, ye know how that a good while ago God made choice among us, that the Gentiles by my mouth should hear the word of the gospel, and believe.
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Hebrews 10:19-22
Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus,By a new and living way, which he hath consecrated for us, through the veil, that is to say, his flesh;And[ having] an high priest over the house of God;Let us draw near with a true heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled from an evil conscience, and our bodies washed with pure water.
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Leviticus 21:6-8
They shall be holy unto their God, and not profane the name of their God: for the offerings of the LORD made by fire,[ and] the bread of their God, they do offer: therefore they shall be holy.They shall not take a wife[ that is] a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he[ is] holy unto his God.Thou shalt sanctify him therefore; for he offereth the bread of thy God: he shall be holy unto thee: for I the LORD, which sanctify you,[ am] holy.
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Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all[ men], and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
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Ephesians 2:13
But now in Christ Jesus ye who sometimes were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.
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Leviticus 8:2
Take Aaron and his sons with him, and the garments, and the anointing oil, and a bullock for the sin offering, and two rams, and a basket of unleavened bread;
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Malachi 3:18
Then shall ye return, and discern between the righteous and the wicked, between him that serveth God and him that serveth him not.