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20 lines
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# a chosen people
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"a people whom God has chosen"
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# a royal priesthood
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Possible meanings are 1) "a group of priests who are also kings" or 2) "a group of priests who serve the king".
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# a people for God's possession
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"a people who belong to God"
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# who called you out
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"who called you to come out"
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# from darkness into his marvelous light
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"from a life of sin and ignorance of God to a life of knowing and pleasing him".
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