Berean Standard Bible
1 Peter 3
(Song of Solomon 1:1–17; Ephesians 5:22–33)
1G3588WivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135,in the same wayὉμοίωςHomoiōsG3668,submit yourselvesὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293toG3588yourἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν,andrasinG435,so thatἵναinaG2443evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἴeiG1487theyτινεςtinesG5100refuse to believeἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinG544theG3588wordλόγῳ,logōG3056,they will be won overκερδηθήσονται,kerdēthēsontaiG2770withoutἄνευaneuG427wordsλόγουlogouG3056byδιὰdiaG1223theG3588behaviorἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391ofG3588theirwivesγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135
3Your beautyὧνhōnG3739should notοὐχouchG3756comeἔστωestōG1510fromὁhoG3588outwardἔξωθενexōthenG1855adornmentκόσμος,kosmosG2889, such asbraidedἐμπλοκῆςemplokēsG1708hairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359orκαὶkaiG2532περιθέσεωςperitheseōsG4025goldχρυσίωνchrusiōnG5553jewelryorἢēG2228ἐνδύσεωςenduseōsG1745fine clothesἱματίωνhimatiōnG2440,
4butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235from theὁhoG3588innerκρυπτὸςkruptosG2927dispositionἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofτῆςtēsG3588yourheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588ἐνenG1722,theτῷtōG3588unfadingἀφθάρτῳaphthartōG862beautyof aτοῦtouG3588gentleG4239andκαὶkaiG2532quietἡσυχίουhēsuchiouG2272spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,whichὅhoG3739isἐστινestinG1510preciousπολυτελές.polutelesG4185τοῦtouG3588in God’sθεοῦtheouG2316sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799.
5ForγάρgarG1063this is howοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theαἱhaiG3588holyἅγιαιhagiaiG40womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135of the pastποτεpoteG4218καὶkaiG2532adornedἐκόσμουνekosmounG2885themselvesἑαυτάςhe'autasG1438αἱhaiG3588.They put their hopeἐλπίζουσαιelpizousaiG1679inεἰςeisG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316andwere submissiveὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293toτοῖςtoisG3588theirἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν·andrasinG435,
6just asὡςhōsG5613SarahΣάρραSarraG4564obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219τῷtōG3588AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11andcalledκαλοῦσα,kalousaG2564himαὐτὸνautonG846lordκύριονkurionG2962. Andyou areἐγενήθητεegenēthēteG1096herἧςhēsG3739childrenτέκναteknaG5043if you do what is rightἀγαθοποιοῦσαιagathopoiousaiG15andκαὶkaiG2532refuseμὴmēG3361to give wayφοβούμεναι μηδεμίανphoboumenai mēdemianG5399G3367to fearπτόησιν.¶ptoēsinG4423.
7ΟἱHoiG3588HusbandsἄνδρεςandresG435,in the same wayὁμοίως,homoiōsG3668,treatσυνοικοῦντες ἀπονέμοντεςsunoikountes aponemontesG4924G632yourτῷtōG3588wivesγυναικείῳgunaikeiōG1134withκατὰkataG2596considerationγνῶσινgnōsinG1108asὡςhōsG5613a delicateἀσθενεστέρῳasthenesterōG772vesselσκεύειskeueiG4632,andκαὶkaiG2532with honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092asὡςhōsG5613fellow heirsσυγκληρονόμοιςsugklēronomoisG4789of the gracious giftχάριτοςcharitosG5485of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,so thatεἰςeisG1519yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τὸtoG3588prayersπροσευχὰςproseuchasG4335τὰςtasG3588will not be hinderedμὴ ἐγκόπτεσθαιmē egkoptesthaiG3361G1465.
Turning from Evil
9Do not repayμὴ ἀποδιδόντεςmē apodidontesG3361G591evilκακὸνkakonG2556withἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556orἢēG2228insultλοιδορίανloidorianG3059withἀντὶantiG473insultλοιδορίας,loidoriasG3059,butτοὐναντίον δὲtounantion deG1161G5121with blessingεὐλογοῦντεςeulogountesG2127,becauseὅτιhotiG3754toεἰςeisG1519thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778you were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564so thatἵναinaG2443you may inheritκληρονομήσητε.klēronomēsēteG2816a blessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129.
10ForγὰρgarG1063, “WhoeverὁhoG3588wouldθέλωνthelōnG2309loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222andκαὶkaiG2532seeG3708goodἀγαθὰςagathasG18daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250must keepπαυσάτωpausatōG3973hisτὴνtēnG3588tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100fromἀπὸapoG575evilκακοῦkakouG2556andκαὶkaiG2532hislipsχείληcheilēG5491fromμὴmēG3361τοῦtouG3588deceitfulδόλον.dolonG1388speechλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980.
12ForὅτιhotiG3754theeyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962areonἐπὶepiG1909therighteousδικαίους,dikaiousG1342,andκαὶkaiG2532HisαὐτοῦautouG846earsὦταōtaG3775are inclined toεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846prayerδέησινdeēsinG1162.ButδὲdeG1161thefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962isagainstἐπὶepiG1909those who doποιοῦνταςpoiountasG4160evilκακά.¶kakaG2556.”
Suffering for Righteousness
14Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487you should sufferπάσχοιτεpaschoiteG3958forδιὰdiaG1223what is rightδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343, you areblessedμακάριοι.makarioiG3107δὲdeG1161. “Do not fearμὴ φοβηθῆτεmē phobēthēteG3361G5399whatαὐτῶνautōnG846τὸνtonG3588they fearφόβονphobonG5401;do not be shakenμηδὲ ταραχθῆτε·mēde tarachthēteG3366G5015.”
15ButδὲdeG1161inἐνenG1722yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771τὸνtonG3588heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588sanctifyἁγιάσατεhagiasateG37ταῖςtaisG3588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547asLordκύριονkurionG2962.AlwaysἀεὶaeiG104be preparedἝτοιμοιHetoimoiG2092toπρὸςprosG4314give a defenseἀπολογίανapologianG627to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956whoτῷtōG3588asksαἰτοῦντιaitountiG154youὑμᾶςhumasG4771the reasonλόγονlogonG3056forπερὶperiG4012theτῆςtēsG3588hopeἐλπίδος,elpidosG1680that isinἐνenG1722youὑμῖνhuminG4771.ButG235respondwithG3326gentlenessG4240andG2532respectG5401,
16keepingἔχοντεςechontesG2192a clearἀγαθήν,agathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893,so thatἵναinaG2443those who slander youἐν ᾧ καταλαλεῖσθε οἱ ἐπηρεάζοντεςen hō katalaleisthe hoi epēreazontesG1722G3739G2635G3588G1908may be put to shameκαταισχυνθῶσινkataischunthōsinG2617by yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18τὴνtēnG3588behaviorἀναστροφήν.anastrophēnG391inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.
18ForὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedἔπαθεν,epathenG3958forπερὶperiG4012sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266once for allἅπαξhapaxG530, therighteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342forὑπὲρhuperG5228theunrighteousἀδίκων,adikōnG94,toἵναinaG2443bringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēG4317youὑμᾶςhumasG4771τῷtōG3588to Godθεῷ,theōG2316μὲνmenG3303.He was put to deathθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheisG2289in the bodyσαρκί,sarkiG4561butδὲdeG1161made aliveζῳοποιηθεὶςzōopoiētheisG2227in the Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,
20who disobeyedἀπειθήσασίνapeithēsasinG544long agoποτε,poteG4218whenὅτεhoteG3753GodθεοῦtheouG2316waitedἀπεξεδέχετοapexedechetoG553ἡhēG3588patientlyμακροθυμίαmakrothumiaG3115τοῦtouG3588inἐνenG1722thedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of NoahΝῶεNōeG3575while thearkκιβωτοῦ,kibōtouG2787was being builtκατασκευαζομένηςkataskeuazomenēsG2680.InεἰςeisG1519the arkἣνhēnG3739a fewὀλίγοι,oligoiG3641people, onlyτοῦτ᾽ ἔστινtout᾽ estinG3778G1510eightὀκτὼoktōG3638soulsψυχαί,psuchaiG5590,were savedδιεσώθησανdiesōthēsanG1295throughδι᾽di᾽G1223waterὕδατος·hudatosG5204.
21AndκαὶkaiG2532this waterὃhoG3739symbolizesἀντίτυπονantituponG499thebaptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908thatnowνῦνnunG3568savesσῴζειsōzeiG4982you alsoὑμᾶςhumasG4771—notοὐouG3756the removalἀπόθεσιςapothesisG595of dirtῥύπου,rhupouG4509from the bodyσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,butἀλλὰallaG235thepledge ofἐπερώτημαeperōtēmaG1906a clearἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893towardεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν,theonG2316—throughδι᾽di᾽G1223theresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,
22whoὅςhosG3739has goneπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198intoεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772andisἐστινestinG1510atἐνenG1722theright handδεξιᾷdexiaG1188τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316, withangelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32καὶkaiG2532,authoritiesἐξουσιῶνexousiōnG1849,andκαὶkaiG2532powersδυνάμεων.¶dunameōnG1411subjectὑποταγέντωνhupotagentōnG5293to HimαὐτῷautōG846.
Commentaries on 1 Peter 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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