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1 Peter 2:9-12

9τὰςtasG3588τοῦtouG3588ButδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771area chosenἐκλεκτόν,eklektonG1588generationγένοςgenosG1085,a royalβασίλειονbasileionG934priesthoodἱεράτευμα,hi'erateumaG2406,an holyἅγιον,hagionG40nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,a peculiarπεριποίησιν,peripoiēsinG4047εἰςeisG1519peopleλαὸςlaosG2992;thatὅπωςhopōsG3704ye should shew forthἐξαγγείλητεexangeilēteG1804the praisesἀρετὰς τὸaretas toG3588 G703of him who hath calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771out ofἐκekG1537darknessσκότουςskotousG4655intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846marvellousθαυμαστὸνthaumastonG2298lightφῶς·phōsG5457:

10WhichG3588in time pastποτεpoteG4218werenotοὐouG3756a peopleλαός,laosG2992,butδὲdeG1161arenowνῦνnunG3568the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316:whichG3588hadG1653notοὐκoukG3756obtained mercyἠλεημένοι,ēleēmenoiG1653,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568have obtained mercyἐλεηθέντες.¶eleēthentesG1653.

11τῶνtōnG3588Dearly belovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I beseechπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youasὡςhōsG5613strangersπαροίκουςparoikousG3941andκαὶkaiG2532pilgrimsπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmousG3927,abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from fleshlyσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559lustsἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōnG1939,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748warστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstκατὰkataG2596the soulτῆς ψυχῆς·tēs psuchēsG3588 G5590;

12τὴνtēnG3588HavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771conversationἀναστροφὴν τοῖςanastrophēn toisG3588 G391honestκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν τῶνethnesin tōnG3588 G1484:thatἵναinaG2443,whereasἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739they speak againstκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635youὑμῶνhumōnG4771asὡςhōsG5613evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555,they mayG1392byἐκekG1537yourgoodκαλῶνkalōnG2570worksἔργωνergōnG2041,which they shall beholdἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029,glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of visitationἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.

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