1 Peter 2:10 — Compare Translations

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Once you were not a people [at all], but now you are God's people; once you were unpitied, but now you are pitied and have received mercy. [Hos. 2:23.]

English Amplified Classic Bible 1987

Once you were not a people [at all], but now you are God's people; once you were unpitied, but now you are pitied and have received mercy. [Hos. 2:23.]

English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible

Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English Darby 1890 : Public Domain

who once [were] not a people, but now God's people; who were not enjoying mercy, but now have found mercy.

English EASY 2024

In past times, you were not people who knew God. But now you are God's people. In past times, God did not forgive you. But now he has been very kind to you and he has forgiven you.

English ERV 2006 - Only For Website

In the past you were not a special people, but now you are God's people. Once you had not received mercy, but now God has given you his mercy.

Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English GNT (Good News Translation)

At one time you were not God's people, but now you are his people; at one time you did not know God's mercy, but now you have received his mercy.

English God's Word - GW 1995

Once you were not God's people, but now you are. Once you were not shown mercy, but now you have been shown mercy.

English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website

Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English KJV 1611

Which in time past were not a people, but are now the people of God: which had not obtained mercy, but now have obtained mercy.

English LSB

for you once were not a people, but now you are the people of God; you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)

In times past, you were not a people, but now you are the people of God. You had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)

for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY.

English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website

Once you were "no people" but now you are God's people; you "had not received mercy" but now you have received mercy.

English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)

You once were not a people, but now you are God’s people. You were shown no mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website

Once you were not a people. But now you are the people of God. Once you had not received mercy. But now you have received mercy.

English NIV

Once you were not a people, but now you are the people of God; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English NKJ 1982

who once were not a people but are now the people of God, who had not obtained mercy but now have obtained mercy.

English NLT

"Once you were not a people; now you are the people of God. Once you received none of God's mercy; now you have received his mercy."

English NRSV 1989 - Only for website

Once you were not a people, but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.

English Passion Translation Bible 2020

For at one time you were not God’s people, but now you are. At one time you knew nothing of God’s mercy, because you hadn’t received it yet, but now you are drenched with it!

English RSV (Revised Standard Version)

Once you were no people but now you are God's people; once you had not received mercy but now you have received mercy.

English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)

Once you were less than nothing; now you are God's own. Once you knew very little of God's kindness; now your very lives have been changed by it.

English Tyndale 1537

which in time past were not a people, yet are now the people of God, which were not under mercy: but now have obtained mercy.