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1 Peter 2:7-11
The Voice
1 Peter 2:7-11
The Voice
7 To you who believe and depend on Him, He is precious; but to you who don’t, remember the words of the psalmist:
The stone that the builders rejected
has been laid as the cornerstone—the very stone that holds together the entire foundation,[a]
8 and of Isaiah:
A stone that blocks their way,
a rock that trips them.[b]
They stumble because they don’t follow the word of God, as they were destined to do.
9 But you are a chosen people, set aside to be a royal order of priests, a holy nation, God’s own; so that you may proclaim the wondrous acts of the One who called you out of inky darkness into shimmering light. 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received it.
11 Beloved, remember you don’t belong in this world. You are resident aliens living in exile, so resist those desires of the flesh that battle against the soul.
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1 Peter 2:7-11
New International Version
1 Peter 2:7-11
New International Version
7 Now to you who believe, this stone is precious. But to those who do not believe,(A)
8 and,
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(E)
9 But you are a chosen people,(F) a royal priesthood,(G) a holy nation,(H) God’s special possession,(I) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(J) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(K) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
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11 Dear friends,(L) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(M) to abstain from sinful desires,(N) which wage war against your soul.(O)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:7 Psalm 118:22
- 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14
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