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NASB | 1 Peter 2:9 ¶ But you are A CHOSEN RACE, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God's OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 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] |
Bible Question: Thank you for the challenge of a question that is harder to answer, more controversial and emotional. Before I can answer your question, I will ask you one. Define "Pope." (I'll act like some of the members of this forum and pretend I never heard of a dictionary and let you do the work yourself, not having the ambition to look it up for myself.) |
Bible Answer: Dear friend, Instead I'll define Peter: A simple fisherman, probably wearing fairly simple clothes, surrounded by fairly simple people who had thrown away their 'tradition' to follow a simple Man. Peter was married. He was a servant first, and exhorted those around him (and us, too!) to be examples to the flock, never 'lording over' them. Peter never spoke a word concerning his righteousness, and never hinted that he was a priest between God and man. Please compare Peter with the definition provided by PNLamb. Blessings in Christ Jesus. |