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1 Peter 2:9-12 KJV
1 Peter · chapter 2 · verses 9–12 · King James Version
9But 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: 10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy. 11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul; 12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.1 Peter 2:9-12 · King James Version
1 Peter 2:9-12 in context
7Unto you therefore which believe he is precious: but unto them which be disobedient, the stone which the builders disallowed, the same is made the head of the corner,
8And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.
9But 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:
10Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
11Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;
12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
13Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;
14Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.
Cross references
- Exodus 19:5-6
- Deuteronomy 7:6
- Revelation 1:6
- Revelation 5:10
- Isaiah 61:6
- 2 Timothy 1:9
- Deuteronomy 26:18-19
- Deuteronomy 14:2
- Hosea 2:23
- Hosea 1:9-10
- Romans 9:25-26
- Hebrews 4:16
Key words (Strong's)
- conversationanastrophēmanner of life, conduct, behaviour, deportmentG391 →
- generationgenoskindred, offspring, family, stock, tribe, nationG1085 →
- strangersparoikosdwelling near, neighbouring, in the NT, a stranger, a foreigner, one who lives in a place…G3941 →
- evildoerskakopoiosan evil doer, malefactorG2555 →
- peculiareisinto, unto, to, towards, for, amongG1519 →
- peculiarperipoiēsisa preserving, a preservation, possession, one's own property, an obtainingG4047 →
- pilgrimsparepidēmosone who comes from a foreign country into a city or land to reside there by the side of…G3927 →
- belovedagapētosbeloved, esteemed, dear, favourite, worthy of loveG27 →
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