But ye (υμεις δε). In contrast with the disobedient ones.

An elect race (γενος εκλεκτον). From Isa 43:20. …

But ye are a chosen generation. In contrast to those who, by their disobedience, had rejected the Savior as the foundation of hope. The pe…

But you.—Like St. Paul in 2 Thessalonians 2:13, St. Peter turns with an outburst of triumph to the happier and more practical …

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should show forth the praises of him who hath ca…

“But you” marks the contrast with the disobedient who were mentioned in vv.7–8. Peter applies to the church various terms originally spoken concern…

But ye are a chosen generation, or race. He again separates them from the unbelieving, lest driven by their example (as it is oft…

But you are a chosen generation
Or "kindred"; the phrase is to be seen in the Septuagint, on ([Reference Isaiah 43:2…

Evil-speaking is a sign of malice and guile in the heart, and it hinders our benefiting from the word of God. A new life needs suitable food. Infan…