1 Peter 2:11 — Meaning and Application

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: {peculiar: or, purchased} {praises: or, virtues}

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.

Dearly beloved, I beseech {you} as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by {your} good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. {whereas: or, wherein}

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;