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1 Peter 3:8-17

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?

14ButifalsoG2532yeshouldsufferπάσχοιτεpaschoiteG3958forrighteousness'sakeG1223,blessed[areye];butbenotafraidφοβηθῆτεphobēthēteG5399oftheirfearG5401,neitherbetroubledταραχθῆτε·tarachthēteG5015;

15butsanctifyἁγιάσατεhagiasateG37[the]LordκύριονkurionG2962theChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547inyourheartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,and[be]alwaysἀεὶaeiG104preparedto[give]ananswer[to]everyoneG3588thatasksαἰτοῦντιaitountiG154youtogiveanaccountλόγονlogonG3056ofthehopeἐλπίδος,elpidosG1680that[is]inyou,butwithmeeknessandfearG5401;

16havingagoodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893,that[astothat]inwhichtheyspeakG2635againstyouasevildoers,theymaybeashamedwhocalumniateyourgoodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18conversationinChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

17For[itis]better,ifthewillofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316shouldwillit,tosufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958[as] well-doersthan[as] evildoers;

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