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King James Version·1 Peter 5:13

¹³The church that is at Babylon, elected together with you, saluteth you; and so doth Marcus my son.

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1 Peter

Leviticus's call carried into the New Covenant.

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Leviticus 11:44quotation'Be holy, because I am holy.'
Who
Yahweh, through Moses
To
Israel at Sinai
Where
Sinai wilderness
When
Closing exhortation of the dietary holiness code
Why:Peter transposes Israel's cultic holiness into ethical, Spirit-empowered holiness for scattered Christians.
Context:A defining text for Wesleyan-Holiness theology: the call applies to the whole church in every culture.
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Exodus 19:6allusion'A royal priesthood, a holy nation.'
Who
Yahweh, through Moses
To
Israel at Sinai, before the giving of the Law
Where
Foot of Mount Sinai
When
Israel's vocation as God's priestly nation among the nations
Why:Peter applies Israel's vocation to the church, including Gentile believers.
Context:The text undergirds the Protestant doctrine of the priesthood of all believers.
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Isaiah 53:9quotation'He committed no sin, and no deceit was found in his mouth.'
Who
Isaiah (Servant Song)
To
Exilic Israel
Where
Babylonian exile
When
Description of the innocent, suffering Servant
Why:Peter shows Christ's sinless suffering as both atonement and example for persecuted believers.
Context:Peter, who once denied Jesus, now points to the sinless Sufferer as the model of patient endurance.
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