and you will be my kingdom of priests and my holy nation.’(A) These are the words that you are to say to the Israelites.”

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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.

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But you are a chosen race,[a][b](A) a royal priesthood,[c](B) a holy nation,[d](C) a people for his possession,[e](D) so that you may proclaim the praises[f][g](E) of the one who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. 2:9 Or generation, or nation
  2. 2:9 Dt 7:6; 10:15; Is 43:20 LXX
  3. 2:9 Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX; Is 61:6
  4. 2:9 Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX
  5. 2:9 Ex 19:5; 23:22 LXX; Dt 4:20; 7:6; Is 43:21 LXX
  6. 2:9 Or the mighty deeds
  7. 2:9 Is 42:12; 43:21

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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10 You made them a kingdom[a]
and priests to our God,(A)
and they will reign on the earth.

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  1. 5:10 Other mss read them kings

10 And hast made us unto our God kings and priests: and we shall reign on the earth.

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Blessed(A) and holy is the one who shares in the first resurrection! The second death(B) has no power[a] over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.(C)

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Footnotes

  1. 20:6 Or authority

Blessed and holy is he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years.

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