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# General Information:
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In verse 10 Peter quotes a verse from the prophet Hosea. Some modern versions do not format this as a quote, which is also acceptable.
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# a chosen people
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You can clarify that God is the one who has chosen them. AT: "a people whom God has chosen" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# a royal priesthood
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Possible meanings are 1) "a group of kings and a group of priests" 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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Here "darkness" refers to their condition as sinful people who did not know God, and "light" refers to their condition as people who do know God and practice righteousness. AT: "from a life of sin and ignorance of God to a life of knowing and pleasing him" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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