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1 Peter 2:9-11
Lexham English Bible
1 Peter 2:9-11
Lexham English Bible
9 But you are a chosen race,[a] a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s possession, so that you may proclaim the virtues of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light, 10 who once were not a people, but now are the people of God, the ones who were not shown mercy, but now are shown mercy.[b]
11 Dear friends, I urge you as foreigners and temporary residents to abstain from fleshly desires which wage war against your[c] soul,
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- 1 Peter 2:9 Or “people,” or “generation,” or “nation”
- 1 Peter 2:10 This verse contains quotations from Hos 1:6, 9; 2:23
- 1 Peter 2:11 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
1 Peter 2:9-11
New International Version
1 Peter 2:9-11
New International Version
9 But you are a chosen people,(A) a royal priesthood,(B) a holy nation,(C) God’s special possession,(D) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(E) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(F) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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11 Dear friends,(G) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(H) to abstain from sinful desires,(I) which wage war against your soul.(J)
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