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Bible Quotes About Priests
408 Scripture verses about priests from the King James Version, with full verse text for study and meditation.
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Top 10 Bible Quotes About Priests
- Genesis 4:3 — “And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. in process: Heb. at the end of days”
- Genesis 4:4 — “And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats”
- Genesis 8:20 — “And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
- Genesis 12:8 — “And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the...”
- Genesis 35:7 — “And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. Elbethel: that is, The God of Bethel”
- Exodus 13:12 — “That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S. set: Heb. cause to pass over”
- Exodus 13:13 — “And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. lamb: or...”
- Exodus 19:6 — “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.”
- Exodus 19:22 — “And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.”
- Exodus 20:7 — “Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”
Subtopics of Priests
priests marrying
priests not marrying
zoroastrian priests
A fixed portion of the spoil taken in war
After the exodus young men (first-born) deputed to act as
All bought and home-born servants to eat of their portion
All devoted things
All except seed of Aaron excluded from being
All restitutions when the owner could not be found
Anointing with oil
Blessing the people
Blowing the trumpets on various occasions
Burning incense
Carrying the ark
Children of, married to strangers, not to eat of their portion
Christ
Clothing with the holy garments
Corrupters of the law
Covering the sacred things of the sanctuary before removal
Deciding in cases of jealousy
Old Testament Quotes About Priests (100)
“And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. in process: Heb. at the end of days”
Genesis 4:3KJV
“And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: flock: Heb. sheep, or, goats”
Genesis 4:4KJV
“And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.”
Genesis 8:20KJV
“And he removed from thence unto a mountain on the east of Bethel, and pitched his tent, having Bethel on the west, and Hai on the east: and there he builded an altar unto the LORD, and called upon the name of the LORD.”
Genesis 12:8KJV
“And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother. Elbethel: that is, The God of Bethel”
Genesis 35:7KJV
“That thou shalt set apart unto the LORD all that openeth the matrix, and every firstling that cometh of a beast which thou hast; the males shall be the LORD'S. set: Heb. cause to pass over”
Exodus 13:12KJV
“And every firstling of an ass thou shalt redeem with a lamb; and if thou wilt not redeem it, then thou shalt break his neck: and all the firstborn of man among thy children shalt thou redeem. lamb: or, kid”
Exodus 13:13KJV
“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.”
Exodus 19:6KJV
“And let the priests also, which come near to the LORD, sanctify themselves, lest the LORD break forth upon them.”
Exodus 19:22KJV
“Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.”
Exodus 20:7KJV
“Remember the sabbath day, to keep it holy.”
Exodus 20:8KJV
“And he sent young men of the children of Israel, which offered burnt offerings, and sacrificed peace offerings of oxen unto the LORD.”
Exodus 24:5KJV
“And thou shalt command the children of Israel, that they bring thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamp to burn always. to burn: Heb. to ascend up”
Exodus 27:20KJV
“In the tabernacle of the congregation without the vail, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall order it from evening to morning before the LORD: it shall be a statute for ever unto their generations on the behalf of the children of Israel.”
Exodus 27:21KJV
“And thou shalt speak unto all that are wise hearted, whom I have filled with the spirit of wisdom, that they may make Aaron's garments to consecrate him, that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
Exodus 28:3KJV
“And for Aaron's sons thou shalt make coats, and thou shalt make for them girdles, and bonnets shalt thou make for them, for glory and for beauty.”
Exodus 28:40KJV
“And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness ; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: their: Heb. flesh of their nakedness reach: Heb. be”
Exodus 28:42KJV
“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.”
Exodus 28:43KJV
“And Aaron and his sons thou shalt bring unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and shalt wash them with water.”
Exodus 29:4KJV
“And thou shalt bring his sons, and put coats upon them.”
Exodus 29:8KJV
“And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. put: Heb. bind consecrate: Heb. fill the hand of”
Exodus 29:9KJV
“And thou shalt cause a bullock to be brought before the tabernacle of the congregation: and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the bullock.”
Exodus 29:10KJV
“And thou shalt kill the bullock before the LORD, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Exodus 29:11KJV
“And thou shalt take of the blood of the bullock, and put it upon the horns of the altar with thy finger, and pour all the blood beside the bottom of the altar.”
Exodus 29:12KJV
“And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul that is above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and burn them upon the altar. the caul: it seemeth by anatomy, and the Hebrew doctors, to be the midriff”
Exodus 29:13KJV
“But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it is a sin offering.”
Exodus 29:14KJV
“Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.”
Exodus 29:15KJV
“And thou shalt slay the ram, and thou shalt take his blood, and sprinkle it round about upon the altar.”
Exodus 29:16KJV
“And thou shalt cut the ram in pieces, and wash the inwards of him, and his legs, and put them unto his pieces, and unto his head. unto: or, upon”
Exodus 29:17KJV
“And thou shalt burn the whole ram upon the altar: it is a burnt offering unto the LORD: it is a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.”
Exodus 29:18KJV
“And thou shalt take the other ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.”
Exodus 29:19KJV
“Then shalt thou kill the ram, and take of his blood, and put it upon the tip of the right ear of Aaron, and upon the tip of the right ear of his sons, and upon the thumb of their right hand, and upon the great toe of their right foot, and sprinkle the blood upon the altar round about.”
Exodus 29:20KJV
“And thou shalt take of the blood that is upon the altar, and of the anointing oil, and sprinkle it upon Aaron, and upon his garments, and upon his sons, and upon the garments of his sons with him: and he shall be hallowed, and his garments, and his sons, and his sons' garments with him.”
Exodus 29:21KJV
“Also thou shalt take of the ram the fat and the rump, and the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that is upon them, and the right shoulder; for it is a ram of consecration:”
Exodus 29:22KJV
“And one loaf of bread, and one cake of oiled bread, and one wafer out of the basket of the unleavened bread that is before the LORD:”
Exodus 29:23KJV
“And thou shalt put all in the hands of Aaron, and in the hands of his sons; and shalt wave them for a wave offering before the LORD. shalt wave: or, shalt shake to and fro”
Exodus 29:24KJV
“And thou shalt take the ram of the consecration, and seethe his flesh in the holy place.”
Exodus 29:31KJV
“And Aaron and his sons shall eat the flesh of the ram, and the bread that is in the basket, by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.”
Exodus 29:32KJV
“And they shall eat those things wherewith the atonement was made, to consecrate and to sanctify them: but a stranger shall not eat thereof, because they are holy.”
Exodus 29:33KJV
“And thus shalt thou do unto Aaron, and to his sons, according to all things which I have commanded thee: seven days shalt thou consecrate them.”
Exodus 29:35KJV
“And thou shalt offer every day a bullock for a sin offering for atonement: and thou shalt cleanse the altar, when thou hast made an atonement for it, and thou shalt anoint it, to sanctify it.”
Exodus 29:36KJV
“Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy : whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.”
Exodus 29:37KJV
“And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.”
Exodus 29:44KJV
“Thou shalt also make a laver of brass, and his foot also of brass, to wash withal: and thou shalt put it between the tabernacle of the congregation and the altar, and thou shalt put water therein.”
Exodus 30:18KJV
“For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:”
Exodus 30:19KJV
“When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:”
Exodus 30:20KJV
“So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, even to him and to his seed throughout their generations.”
Exodus 30:21KJV
“And thou shalt anoint Aaron and his sons, and consecrate them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
Exodus 30:30KJV
“And they made coats of fine linen of woven work for Aaron, and for his sons,”
Exodus 39:27KJV
“And a mitre of fine linen, and goodly bonnets of fine linen, and linen breeches of fine twined linen,”
Exodus 39:28KJV
“The cloths of service to do service in the holy place, and the holy garments for Aaron the priest, and his sons' garments, to minister in the priest's office.”
Exodus 39:41KJV
“And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.”
Exodus 40:13KJV
“And thou shalt bring his sons, and clothe them with coats:”
Exodus 40:14KJV
“And thou shalt anoint them, as thou didst anoint their father, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office: for their anointing shall surely be an everlasting priesthood throughout their generations.”
Exodus 40:15KJV
“And the fire upon the altar shall be burning in it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, and lay the burnt offering in order upon it; and he shall burn thereon the fat of the peace offerings.”
“The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.”
“Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it is most holy.”
“As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it.”
“And the priest that offereth any man's burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered.”
“And all the meat offering that is baken in the oven, and all that is dressed in the fryingpan, and in the pan, shall be the priest's that offereth it. in the pan: or, on the flat plate or, slice”
“And every meat offering, mingled with oil, and dry, shall all the sons of Aaron have, one as much as another.”
“And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.”
“For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel.”
“And Moses brought Aaron and his sons, and washed them with water.”
“And Moses brought Aaron's sons, and put coats upon them, and girded them with girdles, and put bonnets upon them; as the LORD commanded Moses. put bonnets: Heb. bound bonnets”
“And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering.”
“And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.”
“And he took all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and Moses burned it upon the altar.”
“But the bullock, and his hide, his flesh, and his dung, he burnt with fire without the camp; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
“And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.”
“And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.”
“And he cut the ram into pieces; and Moses burnt the head, and the pieces, and the fat.”
“And he washed the inwards and the legs in water; and Moses burnt the whole ram upon the altar: it was a burnt sacrifice for a sweet savour, and an offering made by fire unto the LORD; as the LORD commanded Moses.”
“And he brought the other ram, the ram of consecration: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.”
“And he slew it; and Moses took of the blood of it, and put it upon the tip of Aaron's right ear, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot.”
“And he brought Aaron's sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.”
“And he took the fat, and the rump, and all the fat that was upon the inwards, and the caul above the liver, and the two kidneys, and their fat, and the right shoulder:”
“And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that was before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put them on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:”
“And he put all upon Aaron's hands, and upon his sons' hands, and waved them for a wave offering before the LORD.”
“And Moses said unto Aaron and to his sons, Boil the flesh at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and there eat it with the bread that is in the basket of consecrations, as I commanded, saying, Aaron and his sons shall eat it.”
“And that which remaineth of the flesh and of the bread shall ye burn with fire.”
“And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation in seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.”
“As he hath done this day, so the LORD hath commanded to do, to make an atonement for you.”
“Therefore shall ye abide at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation day and night seven days, and keep the charge of the LORD, that ye die not: for so I am commanded.”
“So Aaron and his sons did all things which the LORD commanded by the hand of Moses.”
“Do not drink wine nor strong drink, thou, nor thy sons with thee, when ye go into the tabernacle of the congregation, lest ye die: it shall be a statute for ever throughout your generations:”
“When a man shall have in the skin of his flesh a rising, a scab, or bright spot, and it be in the skin of his flesh like the plague of leprosy; then he shall be brought unto Aaron the priest, or unto one of his sons the priests: rising: or, swelling”
“And the priest shall look on the plague in the skin of the flesh: and when the hair in the plague is turned white, and the plague in sight be deeper than the skin of his flesh, it is a plague of leprosy: and the priest shall look on him, and pronounce him unclean.”
“If the bright spot be white in the skin of his flesh, and in sight be not deeper than the skin, and the hair thereof be not turned white; then the priest shall shut up him that hath the plague seven days:”
“And the priest shall look on him the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague in his sight be at a stay, and the plague spread not in the skin; then the priest shall shut him up seven days more:”
“And the priest shall look on him again the seventh day: and, behold, if the plague be somewhat dark, and the plague spread not in the skin, the priest shall pronounce him clean: it is but a scab: and he shall wash his clothes, and be clean.”
“But if the scab spread much abroad in the skin, after that he hath been seen of the priest for his cleansing, he shall be seen of the priest again:”
“And if the priest see that, behold, the scab spreadeth in the skin, then the priest shall pronounce him unclean: it is a leprosy.”
“When the plague of leprosy is in a man, then he shall be brought unto the priest;”
“And the priest shall see him: and, behold, if the rising be white in the skin, and it have turned the hair white, and there be quick raw flesh in the rising; quick: Heb. the quickening of living flesh”
“It is an old leprosy in the skin of his flesh, and the priest shall pronounce him unclean, and shall not shut him up: for he is unclean.”
“And if a leprosy break out abroad in the skin, and the leprosy cover all the skin of him that hath the plague from his head even to his foot, wheresoever the priest looketh ;”
“Then the priest shall consider: and, behold, if the leprosy have covered all his flesh, he shall pronounce him clean that hath the plague: it is all turned white: he is clean.”
“But when raw flesh appeareth in him, he shall be unclean.”
“And the priest shall see the raw flesh, and pronounce him to be unclean: for the raw flesh is unclean: it is a leprosy.”
Frequently Asked Questions About Priests in the Bible
What does the Bible say about priests?
The Bible contains 408 verses about priests, covering this topic from Genesis to Revelation. Scripture provides guidance, instruction, and comfort regarding priests through both the Old and New Testaments.
How many Bible verses are about priests?
There are 408 Bible verses about priests in the King James Version. These verses span multiple books of the Bible and cover various aspects of this topic.
What is the best Bible verse about priests?
While many verses address priests, the most well-known passages come from various books of the Bible. The best verse depends on your specific situation and what aspect of priests you are studying.
Where in the Bible does it talk about priests?
Priests is discussed throughout the Bible in both the Old and New Testaments. You can find 408 references to this topic across multiple books including the Psalms, Proverbs, the Gospels, and the Epistles.
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