1 Peter 2:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Peter 2:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ὑμεῖς
hymeîs
G5210
you
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
γένος
génos
G1085
nation
ἐκλεκτόν
eklektós
G1588
chosen
βασίλειον
basíleios
G934
royal
ἱεράτευμα
hieráteuma
G2406
priestly order
ἔθνος
éthnos
G1484
nation
ἅγιον
hágios
G40
saint
λαὸς
laós
G2992
people
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
περιποίησιν
peripoíēsis
G4047
preservation
ὅπως
hópōs
G3704
how
τὰς
ho
G3588
the
ἀρετὰς
arétē
G703
virtue
ἐξαγγείλητε
exangéllō
G1804
to declare
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
σκότους
skótos
G4655
darkness
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
καλέσαντος
kaléō
G2564
to call
εἰς
eis
G1519
into
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
θαυμαστὸν
thaumastós
G2298
marvelous
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
φῶς
phōs
G5457
light
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World English Bible Public Domain
But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's own possession, that you may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light:
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But you a chosen family, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for possession, so that you might proclaim the praiseworthy actions of the one having called you out from darkness into his marvelous light,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).