1 Peter 2:9-11

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⁹But you are his chosen people, the King’s priests. You are a holy nation, people who belong to God. He chose you to tell about the wonderful things he has done. He brought you out of the darkness of sin into his wonderful light.

¹⁰In the past you were not a special people,
but now you are God’s people.
Once you had not received mercy,
but now God has given you his mercy.^[a]

Live for God

¹¹Dear friends, you are like visitors and strangers in this world. So I beg you to keep your lives free from the evil things you want to do, those desires that fight against your true selves.

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