Berean Standard Bible

1 Peter 2:11-25

11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you,asὡςhōsG5613foreignersπαροίκουςparoikousG3941andκαὶkaiG2532exilesπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmousG3927,to abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromτῶνtōnG3588thedesiresἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōnG1939of the fleshσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748warστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstκατὰkataG2596yourτῆςtēsG3588soulψυχῆς·psuchēsG5590.

12τὴνtēnG3588Conductἀναστροφὴν ἔχοντεςanastrophēn echontesG2192 G391yourselvesὑμῶνhumōnG4771with such honorκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongἐνenG1722theτοῖςtoisG3588GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484thatἵναinaG2443,thoughἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739they slanderκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635youὑμῶνhumōnG4771asὡςhōsG5613evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555ἐκekG1537,they may seeἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029yourτῶνtōnG3588goodκαλῶνkalōnG2570deedsἔργωνergōnG2041andglorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316onἐνenG1722thedayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250He visits usἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.

13Submit yourselvesὙποτάγητεHupotagēteG5293for theτὸνtonG3588Lord’sκύριον·kurionG2962sakeδιὰdiaG1223to everyπάσῃpasēG3956humanἀνθρωπίνῃanthrōpinēG442institutionκτίσειktiseiG2937,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535to the kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935asὡςhōsG5613the supremeὑπερέχοντι·huperechontiG5242authority,

14orεἴτεeiteG1535to governorsἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232asὡςhōsG5613those sentπεμπομένοιςpempomenoisG3992byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846toεἰςeisG1519punishἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557those who do wrongκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555andδὲdeG1161to praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868those who do rightἀγαθοποιῶν·agathopoiōnG17.

15ForὅτιhotiG3754it isἐστὶνestinG1510God’sτὸ θεοῦto theouG3588 G2316τοῦtouG3588willθέλημαthelēmaG2307thatοὕτωςhoutōsG3779by doing goodἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasG15you should silenceφιμοῦνphimounG5392theτὴνtēnG3588ignoranceἀγνωσίαν·agnōsianG56of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōnG878τῶνtōnG3588menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

16LiveὡςhōsG5613in freedomἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658, butκαὶkaiG2532do not useμὴ ἔχοντεςmē echontesG3361 G2192yourτῆςtēsG3588freedomἐλευθερίαν,eleutherianG1657asὡςhōsG5613a cover-upἐπικάλυμμαepikalummaG1942forτὴνtēnG3588evilκακίαςkakiasG2549ἀλλ᾽all᾽G235; liveasὡςhōsG5613servantsδοῦλοι.douloiG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

17Treat everyone with high regardπάντας τιμήσατε,pantas timēsateG5091 G3956:Loveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25theτὴνtēnG3588brotherhoodἀδελφότηταadelphotētaG81of believers,fearφοβεῖσθε,phobeistheG5399τὸνtonG3588GodθεὸνtheonG2316,honorτιμᾶτε.¶timateG5091theτὸνtonG3588kingβασιλέαbasileaG935.

18ΟἱHoiG3588ServantsοἰκέταιoiketaiG3610,submit yourselvesὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293toτοῖςtoisG3588yourmastersδεσπόταις,despotaisG1203withἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956respectφόβῳphobōG5401,notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588aregoodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18andκαὶkaiG2532gentleἐπιεικέσιν,epieikesinG1933,butἀλλὰallaG235evenκαὶkaiG2532to those whoτοῖςtoisG3588areunreasonableσκολιοῖς.skolioisG4646.

19ForγὰρgarG1063ifεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100enduresὑποφέρειhupophereiG5297the painλύπαςlupasG3077of unjustἀδίκως.adikōsG95sufferingπάσχωνpaschōnG3958becauseδιὰdiaG1223he is consciousσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778is to be commendedχάρις,charisG5485.

20γὰρgarG1063HowποῖονpoionG4169is it to your creditκλέοςkleosG2811ifεἰeiG1487you are beatenκολαφιζόμενοιkolaphizomenoiG2852for doing wrongἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264andκαὶkaiG2532you endureὑπομενεῖτε;hupomeneiteG5278it?Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487καὶkaiG2532you sufferπάσχοντεςpaschontesG3958for doing goodἀγαθοποιοῦντεςagathopoiountesG15andyou endureὑπομενεῖτε,hupomeneiteG5278it,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778iscommendableχάριςcharisG5485beforeπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

21ForγὰρgarG1063to thisεἰς τοῦτοeis toutoG1519 G3778you were calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564,becauseὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedἔπαθενepathenG3958forὑπὲρhuperG5228youὑμῶν,humōnG4771,leavingὑπολιμπάνωνhupolimpanōnG5277youὑμῖνhuminG4771an exampleὑπογραμμὸνhupogrammonG5261,thatἵναinaG2443you should follow inἐπακολουθήσητεepakolouthēsēteG1872Hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846τοῖςtoisG3588footstepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487:

22“HeὃςhosG3739committedἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266, andnoοὐδὲoudeG3761deceitδόλοςdolosG1388was foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147inἐνenG1722Hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846τῷtōG3588mouthστόματιstomatiG4750.”

23When they heaped abuse on Himὃς λοιδορούμενοςhos loidoroumenosG3739 G3058,He did not retaliateοὐκ ἀντελοιδόρει,ouk anteloidoreiG3756 G486;when He sufferedπάσχωνpaschōnG3958,He made no threatsοὐκ ἠπείλει,ouk ēpeileiG3756 G546,butδὲdeG1161entrusted HimselfπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860to Him whoτῷtōG3588judgesκρίνοντιkrinontiG2919justlyδικαίως·dikaiōsG1346.

24HeὃςhosG3739HimselfαὐτὸςautosG846boreἀνήνεγκενanēnegkenG399ourG1473τὰςtasG3588sinsἁμαρτίαςhamartiasG266inἐνenG1722HisαὐτοῦautouG846τῷtōG3588bodyσώματιsōmatiG4983onἐπὶepiG1909theτὸtoG3588treeξύλονxulonG3586,so thatἵναinaG2443we might dieἀπογενόμενοιapogenomenoiG581ταῖςtaisG3588to sinἁμαρτίαιςhamartiaisG266andliveζήσωμεν·zēsōmenG2198τῇtēaG3588to righteousnessδικαιοσύνῃdikaiosunēG1343. “ByοὗhouG3739HisτῷtōG3588stripesμώλωπιmōlōpiG3468you are healedἰάθητε.iathēteG2390.”

25ForγὰρgarG1063“you wereἦτεēteG1510likeὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263going astrayπλανώμενοιplanōmenoiG4105,”butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235nowνῦνnunG3568you have returnedἐπεστράφητεepestraphēteG1994toἐπὶepiG1909theτὸνtonG3588ShepherdποιμέναpoimenaG4166andκαὶkaiG2532OverseerἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985ofτῶνtōnG3588yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771soulsψυχῶνpsuchōnG5590.

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