1 Peter 2 (JND) - Bible Truth Library

• Kingly priesthood: The world is to look at you and me, and to see in us the character of the One whom it cannot see — who is now hidden — by the coming out in us of what He is, in all our words and ways. Christ says, as it were, I depute you to exercise the Melchizedek priesthood, before the day when I come out to exercise it Myself. (“Our Holy and Royal Priesthood” by W.T.P. Wolston)

• If Israel's place was for the time forfeited, the believing remnant get the blessing and are pronounced "a chosen race." (“1 Peter 2:9-10” by W. Kelly)

• A royal priesthood to manifest His praises before the day of His power. It is not of course preaching the gospel to the lost that they might be saved, but telling out His virtues or excellencies, as our testimony to Him who alone is worthy and exalted of God. (“1 Peter 2:9-10” by W. Kelly)

• Had they not cried in their blind and mad hatred, His blood be on us and on our children? The remnant, on the contrary, who owned Him and were washed from their sins in His blood, were now "a holy nation" accepted in His name. (“1 Peter 2:9-10” by W. Kelly)

• If God was morally bound to discard at length the people who were always resisting the Holy Spirit, as their fathers had done, those of them who believed on Christ became "a people for a possession." (“1 Peter 2:9-10” by W. Kelly)

• The Apostle, therefore, applies the character of “holy nation” to the elect remnant, investing them in the main with the titles bestowed in Exodus 19 on condition of obedience, but here in connection with the Messiah, their enjoyment of these titles being founded on His obedience and rights acquired by their faith in Him. (“1 Peter 2” by J.N. Darby)

• It will be noticed that the first chapter of this epistle presents the Christian as animated by hope, but under trial—the precious trial of faith. The second chapter presents him in his privileges, as of a holy and royal priesthood, by means of faith. (“1 Peter 2” by J.N. Darby)

• We are those whom God has chosen out and separated to Himself. In the coming age the kingly character of our priesthood will be more manifest than it is at present, but now we are commissioned to show forth the praises, the virtue or excellences, of God in this disobedient world. This is our priestly function manward. (“1 Peter 2” by F.B. Hole)

• In the coming age the saints are going to judge the world, as 1 Cor. 6:2 tells us. As kingly priests we shall then be commissioned to dispense His judgment. We are kingly priests today, but commissioned to dispense His excellent righteousness expressed in grace, to set forth His character as light and love. This, of course, we do even more by what we are than by what we say. It is the character and spirit and attitude of the royal priest that counts for so much. (“1 Peter 2” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

But *ye* are a chosen race, a kingly priesthood, a holy nationg, a people for a possession, that ye might set forth the excellencies of him who has called you out of darkness to his wonderful light;

JND Translation Notes

See Ex. 19.6.

W. Kelly Translation

But yea [are] a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for a possessionb, that ye might set out the excellenciesc of him who called you out of darkness unto his marvellous light;

WK Translation Notes

Emphatically "ye."

It ought to be more general, "a people for a possession," though doubtless God’s possession is meant.

"Excellencies" is right.