1 Peter 2
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1 Peter 2:9-12

9But you area chosenἐκλεκτόν,eklektonG1588raceγένοςgenosG1085, aroyalβασίλειονbasileionG934priesthoodἱεράτευμα,hi'erateumaG2406, aholyἅγιον,hagionG40nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,a peopleλαὸςlaosG2992for God’sown possessionπεριποίησιν,peripoiēsinG4047,soὅπωςhopōsG3704that you may proclaimἐξαγγείλητεexangeilēteG1804the excellenciesἀρετὰςaretasG703of Him who has calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564youout of darknessσκότουςskotousG4655into His marvelousθαυμαστὸνthaumastonG2298lightφῶς·phōsG5457;
10for you onceποτεpoteG4218werenot a peopleλαός,laosG2992,but nowνῦνnunG3568you arethe peopleλαὸςlaosG2992of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316; you hadnot receivedG1653mercyἠλεημένοι,ēleēmenoiG1653,but nowνῦνnunG3568you havereceivedG1653mercyἐλεηθέντες.¶eleēthentesG1653.
11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you asaliensπαροίκουςparoikousG3941and strangersπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmousG3927to abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromfleshlyσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559lustsἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōnG1939whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748wageG4754warστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstκατὰkataG2596the soulψυχῆς·psuchēsG5590.
12KeepἔχοντεςechontesG2192your behaviorἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391excellentκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,soἵναinaG2443that in the thing in whichᾧhōG3739theyslanderκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635you as evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555, they maybecauseἐκekG1537of your goodκαλῶνkalōnG2570deedsἔργωνergōnG2041,as they observeἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029them,glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316in the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofvisitationἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.
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