New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Peter

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But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
But you are A CHOSEN select, by impl. favorite Adj-NNS H1588 ἐκλεκτόν eklekton
RACE, family, offspring N-NNS H1085 γένος genos
A royal royal Adj-NNS H934 βασίλειον basileion
PRIESTHOOD, a priesthood N-NNS H2406 ἱεράτευμα ierateuma
A HOLY sacred, holy Adj-NNS H40 ἅγιον agion
NATION, a race, a nation, pl. the nations (as distinct from Isr.) N-NNS H1484 ἔθνος ethnos
A PEOPLE the people N-NMS H2992 λαὸς laos
FOR [God's] OWN POSSESSION, preservation, acquisition N-AFS H4047 περιποίησιν peripoiēsin
so as, how, that Conj H3704 ὅπως opōs
that you may proclaim to tell out, proclaim V-ASA-2P H1804 ἐξαγγείλητε exangeilēte
the excellencies moral goodness, i.e. virtue N-AFP H703 ἀρετὰς aretas
of Him who has called to call V-APA-GMS H2564 καλέσαντος kalesantos
you out of darkness darkness N-GNS H4655 σκότους skotous
into His marvelous wonderful Adj-ANS H2298 θαυμαστὸν thaumaston
light; light N-ANS H5457 φῶς phōs

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New American Standard Bible 1995 But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;
King James Bible But you ye are A CHOSEN RACE, A a chosen generation, a royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that you may proclaim ye should shew forth the excellencies praises of Him him who has hath called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;his marvellous light:
Berean Bible But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A a chosen race, a royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, priesthood, a holy nation, a people for His possession, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has the One having called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;light,
Hebrew Greek English But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light;