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1 Peter 3:9-22

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.

18BecauseChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedforsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266onceἅπαξhapaxG530,therighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342fortheunrighteousἀδίκων,adikōnG94,thathemightbringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēG4317ustoGodθεῷ,theōG2316;beingputθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheisG2289todeathG2289inthefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,butmadealiveζῳοποιηθεὶςzōopoiētheisG2227inthespiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

19inwhichalsoκαὶkaiG2532hewentG4198andpreachedἐκήρυξενekēruxenG2784untothespiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151inprisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,

20thataforetimewereG1510disobedientG544,whenὅτεhoteG3753thelongsufferingofGodθεοῦtheouG2316waitedinthedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofNoahΝῶεNōeG3575,whilethearkκιβωτοῦ,kibōtouG2787wasG1510apreparing, whereinfewὀλίγοι,oligoiG3641,thatisG1510,eightὀκτὼoktōG3638soulsψυχαί,psuchaiG5590,wereG1510savedG1295throughwaterὕδατος·hudatosG5204:

21whichalsoκαὶkaiG2532afteratrue likeness dothnowνῦνnunG3568saveG4982you,evenG2532baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,nottheputting awayofthefilthofthefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,buttheinterrogationofagoodἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893towardGodθεόν,theonG2316,throughtheresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

22whoisG1510ontherightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316, havinggoneG4198intoheavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772;angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32andauthoritiesἐξουσιῶνexousiōnG1849andpowersδυνάμεων.¶dunameōnG1411beingG1510madesubjectὑποταγέντωνhupotagentōnG5293untohim.

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