1 Peter 2:10

Verse

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

American Standard Version (1901)

who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Bible in Basic English

In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Who in time past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy; but now have obtained mercy.

Free Bible Version

In the past you were nobodies, but now you are God's people. In the past you hadn't received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Geneva Bible 1599

Which in time past were not a people, yet are nowe the people of God: which in time past were not vnder mercie, but nowe haue obteined mercie.

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

Plain English Version

At one time you were not God’s family, but now, you are his family. At one time you didn’t understand that God is very good, but now you know that he is. He felt sorry for you, and he was very good to you. He saved you.

Translation for Translators

What the prophet Hosea wrote is true of you Formerly, you were not a people who had a relationship with God, But now you are God’s people. At one time God had not acted mercifully toward you, But now he has acted mercifully toward you.

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Young's Literal Translation

who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

Context

The Living Stone and Chosen People

⁹But you are a chosen people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, to proclaim the virtues of Him who called you out of darkness into His marvelous light. ¹⁰Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

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Summary

In 1 Peter 2:10, Peter addresses believers as those who were once not a people but are now the people of God, emphasizing their new identity in Christ. This verse echoes the Old Testament theme of God's chosen people, highlighting the privilege and honor of being called into God's family. It also underscores the mercy and grace of God in bringing individuals into a relationship with Him, despite their past separation. Ultimately, 1 Peter 2:10 serves as a reminder of the believers' special status as God's own possession, called to live in accordance with His will and purpose.

Commentary

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Which in time past were not a people - This is a quotation from Hos 1:9, Hos 1:10; Hos 2:23, where the calling of the Gentiles, by the preaching of the Gospel, is foretold. From this it is evident, that the people to whom the apostle now addresses himself had been Gentiles, covered with ignorance and superstition, and now had obtained mercy by the preaching of the Gospel of Christ.

John Gill Bible Commentary

Dearly beloved, I beseech you,.... The apostle, from characters of the saints, and which express their blessings and privileges, with great beauty, propriety, and pertinency, passes to exhortations to duties; he addresses the saints under this affectionate appellation, "dearly beloved", to express his great love to them, and to show that what he was about to exhort them to sprung from sincere and hearty affection for them, and was with a view to their real good; nor does he in an authoritative way command, as he might have done, as an apostle, but, as a friend, he entreats and beseeches them: as strangers and pilgrims; not in a literal sense, though they were in a foreign country, in a strange land, and sojourners there, but in a spiritual and mystical sense; they were "strangers", not to God and Christ, and to the Spirit, to themselves, to the saints, and to all that is good, as they had formerly been, but to the world, the men of it, and the things in it; and therefore it became them to separate from it, and not conform to it; to abstain from all appearance of evil, to have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but to deny ungodliness and worldly lusts: and they were "pilgrims"; whose habit is Christ and his righteousness; whose food is Christ and his fulness; whose staff is Christ and the promises; whose guide is the blessed Spirit; the place for which they are bound is heaven, the better country, where is their Father's house, their friends, and their inheritance; this world not being their country, nor their resting place, it became them to have their conversation in heaven, and to abstain from fleshly lusts; which spring from the flesh, and are concerned about fleshly things, and are exercised in and by the members of the flesh, or body; hence, in the Syriac version, they are called, "the lusts of the body": these are to be abstained from; not that the apostle thought that they could be without them; for while the saints are in the body, flesh, or corrupt nature will be in them, and the lusts thereof; but then these are not to be indulged, or provision to be made for them, to fulfil them; they are not to be obeyed and served, or lived unto, but to be denied and crucified, being unsuitable to the character of strangers and pilgrims, and also because of their hurtful and pernicious nature: which war against the soul; see Rom 7:23, these are enemies to the spiritual peace, comfort, and welfare of the soul; and being of a man's household, and in his heart, are the worst enemies he has; and are to be treated as such, to be shunned and avoided, watched and guarded against; for though they cannot destroy the souls of true believers, they may bring much leanness upon them, and greatly distress them, and spoil them of their inward joy, and spiritual pleasure.

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Berean Standard Bible

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

American Standard Version (1901)

who in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Bible in Basic English

In the past you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; then there was no mercy for you, but now mercy has been given to you.

Douay-Rheims 1899

Who in time past were not a people: but are now the people of God. Who had not obtained mercy; but now have obtained mercy.

Free Bible Version

In the past you were nobodies, but now you are God's people. In the past you hadn't received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

Geneva Bible 1599

Which in time past were not a people, yet are nowe the people of God: which in time past were not vnder mercie, but nowe haue obteined mercie.

King James (Authorized) Version

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.

Plain English Version

Translation for Translators

Unlocked Literal Bible

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

Noah Webster Bible

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

World English Bible

In the past, you were not a people, but now are God’s people, who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

Young's Literal Translation

who [were] once not a people, and [are] now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.

Adam Clarke
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
John Gill

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

1 Peter 2:10

Verse

Context

The Living Stone and Chosen People

Sermons

Summary

Commentary

Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

John Gill Bible Commentary

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