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1 Peter 3:8-17

8Finally,beyealllikeminded,compassionate, lovingasbrethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

9notrenderingevilκακὸνkakonG2556forevilκακοῦkakouG2556,orrevilingforreviling;butcontrariwiseblessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129;forhereuntowereyecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564,thatyeshouldinheritκληρονομήσητε.klēronomēsēteG2816ablessingG2129.

10For,HethatwouldG2309loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,AndseeG3708goodἀγαθὰςagathasG18daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, LethimrefrainhistongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100fromevilκακοῦkakouG2556,AndhislipsχείληcheilēG5491thattheyspeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980noguile:

11AndlethimturnἐκκλινάτωekklinatōG1578awayG575fromevilκακοῦkakouG2556,anddogoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18; LethimseekζητησάτωzētēsatōG2212peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,andpursueδιωξάτωdiōxatōG1377it.

12FortheeyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962areupontherighteousδικαίους,dikaiousG1342,AndhisearsὦταōtaG3775untotheirsupplicationG1162:ButthefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383oftheLordκυρίουkuriouG2962isuponthemthatdoevilκακά.¶kakaG2556.

13AndwhoishethatwillharmκακώσωνkakōsōnG2559you,ifyebezealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207ofthatwhichisgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18?

14ButevenκαὶkaiG2532ifyeshouldsufferπάσχοιτεpaschoiteG3958forrighteousness’sakeG1223,blessedareye:andfearG5401nottheirfearG5401,neitherbetroubledταραχθῆτε·tarachthēteG5015;

15butsanctifyἁγιάσατεhagiasateG37inyourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547asLordκύριονkurionG2962:beingreadyἝτοιμοιHetoimoiG2092alwaysἀεὶaeiG104togiveanswertoeverymanthataskethyouareasonconcerningπερὶperiG4012thehopeἐλπίδος,elpidosG1680thatisinyou,yetwithmeeknessandfearG5401:

16havingagoodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893;that, wherein yearespokenagainst,theymaybeputtoshameG2617whorevileyourgoodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18mannerἀναστροφήν.anastrophēnG391oflifeG391inChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

17Foritisbetter,ifthewillofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316shouldsowill,thatyesufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958forwell-doingthanforevil-doing.

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