1 Peter 2:9

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1 Peter 2:9

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Summary

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:

A chosen

Isaiah 44:1

A royal

Peculiar

Titus 2:14

Shew

Philippians 2:15

General references

Bible References

A chosen

according to the foreknowledge of God the Father by being set apart by the Spirit for obedience and for sprinkling with Jesus Christ's blood. May grace and peace be yours in full measure!

However, only to your ancestors did he show his loving favor, and he chose you, their descendants, from all peoples -- as is apparent today.

A whole generation will serve him; they will tell the next generation about the sovereign Lord.

How blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord, the people whom he has chosen to be his special possession.

If I had publicized these thoughts, I would have betrayed your loyal followers.

"You, my servant Israel, Jacob whom I have chosen, offspring of Abraham my friend,

"Now, listen, Jacob my servant, Israel whom I have chosen!"

A royal

And now, if you will diligently listen to me and keep my covenant, then you will be my special possession out of all the nations, for all the earth is mine,

You will be called, 'the Lord's priests, servants of our God.' You will enjoy the wealth of nations and boast about the riches you receive from them.

And I will choose some of them as priests and Levites," says the Lord.

and has appointed us as a kingdom, as priests serving his God and Father -- to him be the glory and the power for ever and ever! Amen.

You have appointed them as a kingdom and priests to serve our God, and they will reign on the earth."

Blessed and holy is the one who takes part in the first resurrection. The second death has no power over them, but they will be priests of God and of Christ, and they will reign with him for a thousand years.

Peculiar

You, however, the Lord has selected and brought from Egypt, that iron-smelting furnace, to be his special people as you are today.

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

And today the Lord has declared you to be his special people (as he already promised you) so you may keep all his commandments.

Watch out for yourselves and for all the flock of which the Holy Spirit has made you overseers, to shepherd the church of God that he obtained with the blood of his own Son.

who is the down payment of our inheritance, until the redemption of God's own possession, to the praise of his glory.

He gave himself for us to set us free from every kind of lawlessness and to purify for himself a people who are truly his, who are eager to do good.

Shew

Whoever speaks, let it be with God's words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me."

"Arise! Shine! For your light arrives! The splendor of the Lord shines on you!

In the same way, let your light shine before people, so that they can see your good deeds and give honor to your Father in heaven.

to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.

to him be the glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.

so that you may be blameless and pure, children of God without blemish though you live in a crooked and perverse society, in which you shine as lights in the world

General references

Then the priest is to take some of the blood of the guilt offering and put it on the right earlobe of the one being cleansed, on the thumb of his right hand, and on the big toe of his right foot.

I am the Lord your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt to be your God. I am the Lord your God."

For you are a people holy to the Lord your God. He has chosen you to be his people, prized above all others on the face of the earth.

We will be like all the other nations. Our king will judge us and lead us and fight our battles."

so they may proclaim the name of the Lord in Zion, and praise him in Jerusalem,

Let Israel say, "Yes, his loyal love endures!"

Justice will settle down in the desert and fairness will live in the orchard.

the people whom I formed for myself, so they might praise me."

He said to me, "You are my servant, Israel, through whom I will reveal my splendor."

And I will choose some of them as priests and Levites," says the Lord.

Nor will the Levitical priests ever lack someone to stand before me and continually offer up burnt offerings, sacrifice cereal offerings, and offer the other sacrifices."'"

So then, it does not depend on human desire or exertion, but on God who shows mercy.