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and kai, “A stone lithos that makes people stumble proskomma and kai a rock petra that makes them fall skandalon.” They hos stumble proskoptō, as they were destined tithēmi to eis do hos, since they do not obey apeitheō the ho word logos. · kai

But de you hymeis are a chosen eklektos race genos, a royal basileios priesthood hierateuma, a holy hagios nation ethnos, a people laos for eis his own possession peripoiēsis, so that hopōs you may declare exangellō the ho glorious deeds aretē of the ho one who called kaleō you hymeis out of ek darkness skotos into eis · ho his autos marvelous thaumastos light phōs. 10 At one time pote you hos were not ou a people laos, but de now nyn you are the people laos of God theos. You ho were shown no ou mercy eleeō, but de now nyn have received mercy eleeō.

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and,

“A stone that causes people to stumble
    and a rock that makes them fall.”[a](A)

They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(B)

But you are a chosen people,(C) a royal priesthood,(D) a holy nation,(E) God’s special possession,(F) that you may declare the praises of him who called you out of darkness into his wonderful light.(G) 10 Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God;(H) once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14

And a stone of stumbling, and a rock of offence, even to them which stumble at the word, being disobedient: whereunto also they were appointed.

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;

10 Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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