1 Peter 2:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But 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:”
1 Peter 2:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 2:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 2:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.”
1 Peter 2:9 — World English Bible
1 Peter 2:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:”
1 Peter 2:9 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 2:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and ye <FI>are<Fi> a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;”
1 Peter 2:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 2:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But ye [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;”
1 Peter 2:9 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 2:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But yee are a chosen generation, a royall Priesthoode, an holy nation, a people set at libertie, that yee shoulde shewe foorth the vertues of him that hath called you out of darkenesse into his marueilous light,”
1 Peter 2:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 2:9 in Context — 1 Peter 2
7 L’honneur est donc pour vous, qui croyez. Mais, pour les incrédules, La pierre qu’ont rejetée ceux qui bâtissaient Est devenue la principale de l’angle, Et une pierre d’achoppement Et un rocher de scandale;
8 ils s’y heurtent pour n’avoir pas cru à la parole, et c’est à cela qu’ils sont destinés.
9 Vous, au contraire, vous êtes une race élue, un sacerdoce royal, une nation sainte, un peuple acquis, afin que vous annonciez les vertus de celui qui vous a appelés des ténèbres à son admirable lumière,
10 vous qui autrefois n’étiez pas un peuple, et qui maintenant êtes le peuple de Dieu, vous qui n’aviez pas obtenu miséricorde, et qui maintenant avez obtenu miséricorde.
11 Bien-aimés, je vous exhorte, comme étrangers et voyageurs sur la terre, à vous abstenir des convoitises charnelles qui font la guerre à l’âme.
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What Does 1 Peter 2:9 Mean?
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