1 Peter 2:9
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.This verse in the real world
In what words
- ἐξαγγέλλωexangéllōto publish, i.e. celebrate
- βασίλειοςbasíleioskingly (in nature)
- ἱεράτευμαhieráteumathe priestly fraternity, i.e. sacerdotal order (figuratively)
- ἀρέτηarétēproperly, manliness (valor), i.e. excellence (intrinsic or attributed)
- περιποίησιςperipoíēsisacquisition (the act or the thing); by extension, preservation
- θαυμαστόςthaumastóswondered at, i.e. (by implication) wonderful
- γένοςgénos"kin" (abstract or concrete, literal or figurative, individual or collective)
- ἐκλεκτόςeklektósselect; by implication, favorite
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Exo 19:5–6, Deu 7:6, Rev 1:6, Rev 5:10, Isa 61:6, 2Ti 1:9, Deu 26:18–19, Deu 14:2