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1 Peter 3:3-13

3whoseadorningletitnotbeἔστωestōG1510thatoutwardoneG3739oftressingofhairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359,andwearinggoldχρυσίωνchrusiōnG5553,orputtingonapparel;

4butthehiddenmanἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444oftheheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,intheincorruptible [ornament]ofameekandquietἡσυχίουhēsuchiouG2272spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,whichinthesightofGodθεοῦtheouG2316isG1510ofgreat price.

5ForthusG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532theholyἅγιαιhagiaiG40womenG1135whohavehopedἐλπίζουσαιelpizousaiG1679inGodθεὸνtheonG2316heretoforeadornedἐκόσμουνekosmounG2885themselves,beingsubjectὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293totheirownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν·andrasinG435;

6asSarahΣάρραSarraG4564obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,callingκαλοῦσα,kalousaG2564himlordκύριονkurionG2962;whosechildrenG5043yehavebecomeἐγενήθητεegenēthēteG1096,doinggoodἀγαθοποιοῦσαιagathopoiousaiG15,andnotfearingφοβούμεναιphoboumenaiG5399withanykindofconsternation.

7[Ye]husbandsἄνδρεςandresG435likewiseὁμοίως,homoiōsG3668, dwellwith[them]accordingκατὰkataG2596toknowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108,aswithaweakerG772, [evenG2532]thefemale,vesselσκεύειskeueiG4632, giving [them] honour,asalsoκαὶkaiG2532fellow-heirsof[the]graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,thatyourprayersπροσευχὰςproseuchasG4335benothinderedG1465.

8Finally, [be]allofoneG3588mind, sympathising,fullofbrotherlylove, tender hearted, humble minded;

9notrenderingevilκακὸνkakonG2556forevilκακοῦkakouG2556,orrailingforrailing;butonthecontraryτοὐναντίονtounantionG5121,blessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129[others],becauseyehavebeencalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564tothis,thatyeshouldinheritκληρονομήσητε.klēronomēsēteG2816blessingG2129.

10ForhethatwillloveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222andseeG3708goodἀγαθὰςagathasG18daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, lethimcausehistongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100toceaseG3973fromevilκακοῦkakouG2556andhislipsχείληcheilēG5491thattheyspeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980noguile.

11AndlethimavoidevilκακοῦkakouG2556,anddogoodἀγαθόν,agathonG18; lethimseekζητησάτωzētēsatōG2212peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515andpursueδιωξάτωdiōxatōG1377it;

12because[the]eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962[are]on[the]righteousδικαίους,dikaiousG1342,andhisearsὦταōtaG3775towardstheirsupplications;but[the]faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of[the]LordκυρίουkuriouG2962[is]againstthemthatdoevilκακά.¶kakaG2556.

13AndwhoshallinjureyouifyehavebecomeG1096imitatorsofthatwhich[is]goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18?

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