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1 Peter 3:9-22

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;

18forChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547indeedhasonceἅπαξhapaxG530sufferedforsinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266, [the]justG1342for[the]unjustG94,thathemightbringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēG4317ustoGodθεῷ,theōG2316;beingputθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheisG2289todeathG2289infleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,butmadealiveζῳοποιηθεὶςzōopoiētheisG2227in[the]Spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151,

19inwhichalsoκαὶkaiG2532goingG4198hepreachedἐκήρυξενekēruxenG2784tothespiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151[whichare]inprisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,

20heretoforedisobedientG544,whenὅτεhoteG3753thelongsufferingofGodθεοῦtheouG2316waitedin[the]daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofNoahΝῶεNōeG3575whilethearkκιβωτοῦ,kibōtouG2787wasG1510preparing,intowhichfewὀλίγοι,oligoiG3641,thatisG1510,eightὀκτὼoktōG3638soulsψυχαί,psuchaiG5590,wereG1510savedG1295throughwaterὕδατος·hudatosG5204:

21whichfigurealsoκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568savesG4982you, [evenG2532]baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,notaputting awayof[the] filthoffleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,but[the] demandasbeforeGodθεόν,theonG2316ofagoodἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893,by[the]resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

22whoisG1510at[the]rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316,goneG4198intoheavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772,angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32andauthoritiesἐξουσιῶνexousiōnG1849andpowersδυνάμεων.¶dunameōnG1411beingG1510subjectedὑποταγέντωνhupotagentōnG5293tohim.

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