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