But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for [God's] own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

Butª yeª [are] a chosenª generation,ª a royalª priesthood,ª an holyª nation,ª a peculiarªª people;ª thatª ye should shew forthª° the¹ praisesª of him¹ who hath calledª° youª out ofª darknessª intoª hisª marvellousª light:ª

Butª yeeª are a chosenª generation,ª a royallª Priesthood,ª an holyª nation,ª a peculiarªª people,ª thatª yee should shewe forthª° the¹ praisesª of him,¹ who hath calledª° youª out ofª darknesª intoª hisª marueilousª light:ª

But you are a chosen race, who minister as priests to the kingdom, a holy people, a congregation redeemed to announce the praises of him who hath called you from darkness to his transcendant light:

But ye are an elect race, officiating as priests of the kingdom; a holy people, a redeemed congregation; that ye should proclaim the praises of him who called you out of darkness to his precious light:

ὑμεῖς δὲ γένος ἐκλεκτόν, βασίλειον ἱεράτευμα, ἔθνος ἅγιον, λαὸς εἰς περιποίησιν, ὅπως τὰς ἀρετὰς ἐξαγγείλητε τοῦ ἐκ σκότους ὑμᾶς καλέσαντος εἰς τὸ θαυμαστὸν αὐτοῦ φῶς:

Ye moreover a-kindred forthed-out, rulered-of-belonged a-sacredering-of-to, a-nation hallow-belonged, a-people into to-a-doing-about, unto-which-whither to-the-ones to-meritings ye-might-have-messaged-out of-the-one out of-an-obscurity to-ye of-having-called-unto into to-the-one to-marveled-to of-it to-a-light;