1 Peter 2:9
King James Version (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;
American Standard Version (ASV)
But ye are a 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:
World English Bible (WEB)
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 Cross References
Only the LORD had a delight in thy fathers to love them, and he chose their seed after them, even you above all people, as it is this day.
A seed shall serve him; it shall be accounted to the Lord for a generation.
Blessed is the nation whose God is the LORD; and the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheritance.
If I say, I will speak thus; behold, I should offend against the generation of thy children.
But thou, Israel, art my servant, Jacob whom I have chosen, the seed of Abraham my friend.
Yet now hear, O Jacob my servant; and Israel, whom I have chosen:
Elect according to the foreknowledge of God the Father, through sanctification of the Spirit, unto obedience and sprinkling of the blood of Jesus Christ: Grace unto you, and peace, be multiplied.
