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In his commentary on 1 Peter, D. Edmond Hiebert offers a solid study of the most colorful disciple’s thoughts. He traces the ways in which Jesus transformed Peter’s life to make him a pillar of the early church. Peter learned many hard lessons and developed undaunted courage to meet an unbelieving and persecuting world.

The word eklektos is a verbal adjective, but it may also function as a noun. When used alone with the article, it naturally serves as a noun (Matt. 24:22, 24; 2 Tim. 2:10; etc.). But it can also be a noun without an article (Matt. 22:14; Rom. 8:33; Titus 1:1; etc.). Peter may have intended it as a noun, but the grammatical structure does not suggest it. It is more natural to accept parepidēmois (“sojourners”) as the governing noun of the expression, modified by a preceding adjective and a succeeding

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