1 Peter 2
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1 Peter 2:9-12

9ButyeareanelectG1588raceγένοςgenosG1085,aroyalpriesthoodἱεράτευμα,hi'erateumaG2406,aholyἅγιον,hagionG40nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,apeopleλαὸςlaosG2992forGod’sownpossessionπεριποίησιν,peripoiēsinG4047,thatyemayshow forththeexcellenciesofhimwhocalledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564yououtofdarknessσκότουςskotousG4655intohismarvellouslightφῶς·phōsG5457:
10whointimeG4218pastwerenopeopleλαός,laosG2992,butnowG1161arethepeopleλαὸςlaosG2992ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316:whohadnotobtainedmercyἠλεημένοι,ēleēmenoiG1653,butnowG1161haveobtainedmercyἐλεηθέντες.¶eleēthentesG1653.
11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,Ibeseechyouassojournersandpilgrims,toabstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromfleshlyσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559lustsG1939,whichwarστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstthesoulψυχῆς·psuchēsG5590;
12havingyourbehaviorseemlyamongtheGentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484;that, whereintheyspeakκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635againstyouasevil-doers,theymaybyyourgoodG2570worksG2041,whichtheybehold,glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316inthedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofvisitationἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain