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1 Peter 2:8-12
English Standard Version
1 Peter 2:8-12
English Standard Version
8 and
(A)“A stone of stumbling,
and a rock of offense.”
They stumble because they disobey the word, (B)as they were destined to do.
9 But you are (C)a chosen race, (D)a royal (E)priesthood, (F)a holy nation, (G)a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you (H)out of darkness into (I)his marvelous light. 10 (J)Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
11 Beloved, I urge you (K)as sojourners and exiles (L)to abstain from the passions of the flesh, (M)which wage war against your soul. 12 (N)Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, (O)they may see your good deeds and glorify God on (P)the day of visitation.
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1 Peter 2:8-12
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1 Peter 2:8-12
New International Version
8 and,
They stumble because they disobey the message—which is also what they were destined for.(B)
9 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.
Living Godly Lives in a Pagan Society
11 Dear friends,(I) I urge you, as foreigners and exiles,(J) to abstain from sinful desires,(K) which wage war against your soul.(L) 12 Live such good lives among the pagans that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds(M) and glorify God(N) on the day he visits us.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:8 Isaiah 8:14
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