1Pe 2:9 | HCSB | STEP | But you are a chosen race , a royal priesthood , a holy nation , a people for His possession , so that you may proclaim the praises of the One who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light .

b Dt 7:6; 10:15; Isa 43:20

c Dt 7:6; 10:15; Isa 43:20 LXX

d Isa 61:6; Rv 1:6; 5:10; 20:6

e Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX; Isa 61:6

f Ex 19:6

g Ex 19:6; 23:22 LXX

h Ex 34:9; Dt 7:6; Ps 33:12; Isa 43:21; Tit 2:14

i Ex 19:5; 23:22 LXX; Dt 4:20; 7:6; Isa 43:21 LXX

k Isa 42:12; 43:21

l Isa 42:12; 43:21

m Isa 9:2; Ac 26:18; Eph 5:8; Col 1:12-13

1 Peter 2:9

9 But you are a chosen race ^{▼▼Or generation, or nation} ^b
, ^c a royal priesthood, ^d
, ^e
a holy nation, ^f
, ^g a people for His possession, ^h
, ⁱ
so that you may proclaim the praises ^{▼▼Or the mighty deeds} ^k
, ^l
of the One who called you out of darkness
into His marvelous light. ^m