King James Version

1 Peter 2:9

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:

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Ὑμεῖςhumeisyeσύ (su)personal pronoun, nominative, plural — “ye”, the subject formG4771you.yeδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.γένοςgenosgenerationγένοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “generation”, the subject formG1085offspring, family, race, nation, kind.generationἐκλεκτόνeklektonselectἐκλεκτός (eklektos)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “select”, the subject formG1588chosen out, elect, choice, select, sometimes as subst: of those chosen out by God for the rendering of special service to Him (of the Hebrew race, particular Hebrews, the Messiah, and the Christians).This verse uses “select”.βασίλειονbasileiona royalβασίλειος (basileios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “a royal”, the subject formG934courtiers, palaces, a body of kings, royal.This verse uses “royal”.a royalἱεράτευμαhierateumapriesthoodἱεράτευμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “priesthood”, the subject formG2406the act or office of priesthood.priesthoodἔθνοςethnosnationἔθνοςnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “nation”, the subject formG1484a race, people, nation; the nations, heathen world, Gentiles.nationἅγιονhagionholyἅγιος (hagios)adjective, nominative, singular, neuter — “holy”, the subject formG40set apart by (or for) God, holy, sacred.This verse uses “holy”.λαὸςlaospeopleλαόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “people”, the subject formG2992(a) a people, characteristically of God's chosen people, first the Jews, then the Christians, (b) sometimes, but rarely, the people, the crowd.peopleεἰςeisintoεἰςpreposition — “into”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “into”.intoπεριποίησινperipoiēsinacquiringπεριποίησις (peripoiēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “acquiring”, the object formG4047acquiring, obtaining, possessing, possession, ownership.ὅπωςhopōsthatὅπωςconjunction — “that”G3704how, in order that, so that, that.τὰςtastheὁ (ho)article, accusative, plural, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἀρετὰςaretasvirtueἀρετή (aretē)noun, accusative, plural, feminine — “virtue”, the object formG703goodness, a gracious act, virtue, uprightness.This verse uses “virtue”.ἐξαγγείλητεexangeilēteto proclaimἐξαγγέλλω (exangellō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “to proclaim”, a single actionG1804I announce publicly, proclaim.This verse uses “proclaim”.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.ἐκekout fromἐκpreposition — “out from”G1537from out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards.This verse uses “from”.σκότουςskotousdarknessσκότος (skotos)noun, genitive, singular, neuter — “darkness”, the of-formG4655darkness, either physical or moral.ὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.καλέσαντοςkalesantosto callκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “to call”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.This verse uses “call”.εἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, neuter — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.θαυμαστὸνthaumastonmarvellousθαυμαστός (thaumastos)adjective, accusative, singular, neuter — “marvellous”, the object formG2298to be wondered at, wonderful, marvelous.marvellousαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.φῶςphōslightφῶςnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “light”, the object formG5457light, a source of light, radiance.This verse uses “light”.light

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

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American Standard Version (1901)

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Young’s Literal Translation

and ye [are] a choice race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people acquired, that the excellences ye may shew forth of Him who out of darkness did call you to His wondrous light;

World English Bible

But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that you may proclaim the excellence of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.

Darby Translation

But ye [are] a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

Douay-Rheims

But you are a chosen generation, a kingly priesthood, a holy nation, a purchased people: that you may declare his virtues, who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Alludes to

Deuteronomy 14:2 Deuteronomy 14:2 · King James VersionFor thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.Deuteronomy 14:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source
For thou art an holy people unto the LORD thy God, and the LORD hath chosen thee to be a peculiar people unto himself, above all the nations that are upon the earth.