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But God chose you to be his people. You are royal priests. You are a holy nation. You are a people who belong to God. All of this is so that you can sing his praises. He brought you out of darkness into his wonderful light.
Reference
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: βασίλειος (basíleios)
kingly (in nature)
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: ὅσιος (hósios)
and from G40 (ἅγιος), which relates to purity from defilement), i.e. hallowed (pious, sacred, sure)
Hebrew: ʼummah
a collection, i.e. community of persons
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Hebrew: gêh
this
Hebrew: kᵉnêmâʼ
so or thus
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ᾄδω (áidō)
to sing
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: σκότος (skótos)
shadiness, i.e. obscurity (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: ʼôphel
dusk
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: φωστήρ (phōstḗr)
an illuminator, i.e. (concretely) a luminary, or (abstractly) brilliancy
Hebrew: mechĕzâh
a window
Holy
Deuteronomy 7:6
2 Timothy 1:9
Deuteronomy 14:2
1 Peter 2:5
Light
Deuteronomy 10:15
Parallel theme
Revelation 1:6
Revelation 5:10
Isaiah 61:6
Titus 2:14
Isaiah 26:2
Verse Explanation
Christians are described as a chosen generation, royal priesthood, holy nation, and special people belonging to God so that they can declare His greatness after being brought from darkness into His light.
History
1st century AD: Peter applies language originally associated with Israel's covenant identity to the community of believers in Christ.