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Here are all the occurrences of the word Priesthood in the
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition

The New Revised Standard Version, Catholic Edition, has the imprimatur of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (September 12, 1991) and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops (October 15, 1991).

Exodus 28:1 Exodus 28:3
Exodus 29:9 Exodus 39:1
Exodus 40:15 Leviticus 9:1
Numbers 3:10 Numbers 16:10
Numbers 18:1 Numbers 18:7
Numbers 25:13 Joshua 18:7
Ezra 2:62 Nehemiah 7:64
Nehemiah 13:29 1 Maccabees 2:54
1 Maccabees 3:49 1 Maccabees 7:21
1 Maccabees 11:27 1 Maccabees 11:57
1 Maccabees 14:38 1 Maccabees 16:24
2 Maccabees 2:17 2 Maccabees 4:7
2 Maccabees 4:24 2 Maccabees 4:25
2 Maccabees 4:29 2 Maccabees 11:3
2 Maccabees 14:7 Sirach 45:7
Sirach 45:24 Malachi 1:6
Luke 1:9 Luke 3:2
Hebrews 7:11 Hebrews 7:12
Hebrews 7:24 1 Peter 2:5
1 Peter 2:9

Luke 1:9
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and offer incense.

Luke 3:3
during the high priesthood of Annas and Caiaphas, the word of God came to John son of Zechariah in the wilderness.

Hebrews 7:11
Now if perfection had been attainable through the levitical priesthood—for the people received the law under this priesthood—what further need would there have been to speak of another priest arising according to the order of Melchizedek, rather than one according to the order of Aaron?

Hebrews 7:12
For when there is a change in the priesthood, there is necessarily a change in the law as well.

Again as with all discussions of the Bible it is my hope to have done well and not to have misapplied teachings therein.

Peter 2:5
like living stones, let yourselves be built[a] into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

Peter 2:9
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people,[a] in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

I have given the text of each of the times used in the New Testament.

The result is that in under the the Gospels given by Christ and His Apostles all followers of Christ are a Royal Priesthood following the Unending High Priesthood of Christ.

I would have used the New American Bible on the Vatican website but it seems the concordance system is not functional at this time http://www.vatican.va/archive/ENG0839/_INDEX.HTM if you can get it to work please tell me how..