New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Peter 2:9-11
9But you are 1a chosenG1588 peopleG1085, a royalG934 2priesthoodG2406, a 3holyG40 nationG1484, 4a peopleG2992 for God’s own possessionG4047, soG3704 thatG3704 you may proclaimG1804 the excellenciesG703 of Him who has calledG2564 you 5out of darknessG4655 into His marvelousG2298 lightG5457; 106for you onceG4218 were not a peopleG2992, but nowG3568 you are the peopleG2992 of GodG2316; you had not receivedG1653 mercyG1653, but nowG3568 you have receivedG1653 mercyG1653.
117BelovedG27, 8I urgeG3870 you as 9foreignersG3941 and strangersG3927 to abstainG568 from 10fleshlyG4559 lustsG1939, whichG3748 wageG4754 11warG4754 againstG2596 the soulG5590.
Notes
- 1. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 43:20f; Deut 10:15 ↩
- 2. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 61:6; 66:21; 1 Pet 2:5; Rev 1:6 ↩
- 3. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:6; Deut 7:6 ↩
- 4. 1 Peter 2:9 Ex 19:5; Deut 4:20; 14:2; Titus 2:14 ↩
- 5. 1 Peter 2:9 Is 9:2; 42:16; Acts 26:18; 2 Cor 4:6 ↩
- 6. 1 Peter 2:10 Hos 1:10; 2:23; Rom 9:25; 10:19 ↩
- 7. 1 Peter 2:11 Heb 6:9; 1 Pet 4:12 ↩
- 8. 1 Peter 2:11 Rom 12:1 ↩
- 9. 1 Peter 2:11 Lev 25:23; Ps 39:12; Eph 2:19; Heb 11:13; 1 Pet 1:17 ↩
- 10. 1 Peter 2:11 Rom 13:14; Gal 5:16, 24 ↩
- 11. 1 Peter 2:11 James 4:1 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Peter 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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