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.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationswho in time past were no people, but now are the people of God: who had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.
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.
who were once not a people, and are now the people of God; who had not found kindness, and now have found kindness.
who once [were] not a people, but nowGod's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New Testament1 Peter — Peter to scattered exiles across Asia Minor — five chapters on suffering and a living hope. A royal priesthood, a holy nation, a peculiar people.
- Author
- The apostle Peter (1:1); Silvanus assisted (5:12)
- Date
- Early 60s AD, likely from ‘Babylon’ (Rome, 5:13)