1 Peter 2:10

Once you were not a people, 1 but now you are the people of God. 1 You did not receive mercy, 1 but now you have received mercy.

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Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

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9But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God's possession, so that you would announce the wonderful actions of the one who called you out from darkness into his marvelous light. 1

11Beloved, I call on you as foreigners and exiles to abstain from fleshly desires, which make war against your soul.

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Cross References

Hosea 1:9Then Yahweh said, 1 “Call his name Lo-Ammi, 1 for you are not my people, 1 and I am not your God. 1

Romans 9:25As he says also in Hosea: 1 “I will call my people who were not my people, 1 and her beloved who was not beloved. 1

Romans 11:6But if it is by grace, it is no longer by works. Otherwise grace would no longer be grace. + 11:6 Some old copies read, But if it is by works, then is it no more grace; otherwise work is no more work .

1 Corinthians 7:25Now concerning those who never married, I have no commandment from the Lord. But I give my opinion as one who, by the Lord's mercy, is trustworthy.

Hebrews 4:16Let us then go with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 2:5-13

The Living Stone; Cautions against Sensuality. ( a. d. 66.) 4 To whom coming, as unto a living stone, disallowed indeed of men, but chosen of God, and precious, 5 Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ. 6 Wherefore also it is contained in the scripture, Behold, I lay in Sion a chief corner stone, elect, precious: and he that believeth on him shall not be confounded. 7 Unto you therefore which believe he is… Read the whole commentary →

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