What does 1 Peter 2:9 mean when it refers to believers as peculiar people?
1 Peter 2:9
ESV - 9 But you are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for his own possession, that you may proclaim the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvelous light.
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Asked July 01 2013
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Anonymous (via GotQuestions)
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Bruce Lyon
A different translation says nothing about "a peculiar people."
1 Peter 2:9: But you are an elect 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 marvellous light: