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NASB					1 Pet 2:9 ¶ But you are ^AA CHOSEN¹⁵⁸⁸ RACE¹⁰⁸⁵, A royal⁹³⁴ ^BPRIESTHOOD²⁴⁰⁶, A ^CHOLY⁴⁰ NATION¹⁴⁸⁴, ^DA PEOPLE²⁹⁹² FOR God's OWN POSSESSION⁴⁰⁴⁷, so³⁷⁰⁴ that you may proclaim¹⁸⁰⁴ the excellencies⁷⁰³ of Him who has called²⁵⁶⁴ you ^Eout of darkness⁴⁶⁵⁵ into His marvelous²²⁹⁸ light⁵⁴⁵⁷;
AMPLIFIED 2015					1 Pet 2:9 ¶ But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A CONSECRATED NATION, A [special] PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies [the wonderful deeds and virtues and perfections] of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. [Ex 19:5, 6]

NASB Cross References:
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Deut 10:15 "Yet on your fathers did the LORD set His affection to love them, and He chose their descendants after them, even you above all peoples, as it is this day.

Is 61:6 But you will be called the priests of the LORD;
You will be spoken of as ministers of our God.
You will eat the wealth of nations,
And in their riches you will boast.

Ex 19:6 and you shall be to Me a kingdom of priests and a holy nation.' These are the words that you shall speak to the sons of Israel."

Ex 19:5 'Now then, if you will indeed obey My voice and keep My covenant, then you shall be My own possession among all the peoples, for all the earth is Mine;

Is 9:2 The people who walk in darkness
Will see a great light;
Those who live in a dark land,
The light will shine on them.

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Greek Heb.

hagios; from a prim. root; sacred, holy:--Holy(92), holy(62), Holy of Holies(1), holy one(5), holy ones(1), holy place(7), most holy(1), saint(1), saints(59), saints'(1), sanctuary(2).

703

aretê; of unc. or.; moral goodness, i.e. virtue:--excellence(2), excellencies(1), moral excellence(2).

934

basileios; from 935; royal:--royal(1).

1085

genos; from 1096; family, offspring:--birth(2), countrymen(2), descendant(1), descent(1), family(2), kind(3), kinds(3), nation(1), native(1), race(3).

1484

ethnos; prob. from a prim. root; a race, a nation, pl. the nations (as distinct from Isr.):--Gentiles(93), nation(30), nations(37), pagans(1), people(2).

1588

eklektos; from 1586; select, by impl. favorite:--choice(2), choice man(1), chosen(1), chosen(9), chosen one(1), elect(8).

1804

exaggellô; from 1537 and 31b; to tell out, proclaim:--proclaim(1).

2298

thaumastos; from 2296; wonderful:--amazing thing(1), marvelous(5).

2406

hierateuma; from 2407; a priesthood:--priesthood(2).

2564

kaleô; a prim. word; to call:--call(13), called(99), calling(2), calls(7), give(1), invite(2), invited(15), invited guests(1), invites(1), name given(1), named(2), so-called(1), summoned(2).

2992

laos; a prim. word; the people:--people(134), peoples(8).

3704

hopôs; from 3739 and 4459; as, how, that:--end(1), how(4), order(2), so(26), what(1).

4047

peripoiêsis; from 4046; preservation, acquisition:--gain(1), obtaining(1), possession(2), preserving(1).

4655

skotos; a prim. word; darkness:--darkness(30).

5457

phôs; cont. of phaos (light, daylight); from the same as 5316; light:--fire(1), firelight(1), light(68), lights(2).

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