King James Version
1 Peter 2:12-20
12τὴνtēnG3588HavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771conversationἀναστροφὴν τοῖςanastrophēn toisG3588G391honestκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν τῶνethnesin tōnG3588G1484:thatἵναinaG2443,whereasἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739they speak againstκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635youὑμῶνhumōnG4771asὡςhōsG5613evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555,they mayG1392byἐκekG1537yourgoodκαλῶνkalōnG2570worksἔργωνergōnG2041,which they shall beholdἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029,glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588G2316inἐνenG1722the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of visitationἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.
14G3303OrεἴτεeiteG1535unto governorsἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232,asὡςhōsG5613unto them that are sentπεμπομένοιςpempomenoisG3992byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846forεἰςeisG1519the punishmentἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557of evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555,andδὲdeG1161for the praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of them that do wellἀγαθοποιῶν·agathopoiōnG17.
15τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779isἐστὶνestinG1510the willθέλημα τὴνthelēma tēnG3588G2307of Godθεοῦ τῶνtheou tōnG3588G2316,that with well doingἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasG15ye may put to silenceφιμοῦνphimounG5392the ignoranceἀγνωσίαν·agnōsianG56of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōnG878menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444:
16AsὡςhōsG5613freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361usingἔχοντεςechontesG2192yourlibertyτῆς ἐλευθερίαν,tēs eleutherianG3588G1657forὡςhōsG5613a clokeἐπικάλυμμαepikalummaG1942of maliciousnessκακίας τὴνkakias tēnG3588G2549,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613the servantsδοῦλοι.douloiG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
18G3588G3588ServantsοἰκέταιoiketaiG3588G3610, besubjectὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293toG3588G1203yourmastersδεσπόταις,despotaisG3588G1203withἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956fearφόβῳphobōG5401;notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to the goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18andκαὶkaiG2532gentleἐπιεικέσιν,epieikesinG1933,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532to the frowardσκολιοῖς.skolioisG4646.
20ForγὰρgarG1063whatποῖονpoionG4169gloryκλέοςkleosG2811is it,ifεἰeiG1487,whenκαὶkaiG2532ye be buffetedκολαφιζόμενοιkolaphizomenoiG2852for your faultsἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264,ye shall take it patientlyὑπομενεῖτε;hupomeneiteG5278?butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487,when ye do wellἀγαθοποιοῦντεςagathopoiountesG15,andκαὶkaiG2532sufferπάσχοντεςpaschontesG3958for it,ye take it patientlyὑπομενεῖτε,hupomeneiteG5278,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isacceptableχάριςcharisG5485withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.theōG2316.
Commentaries on 1 Peter 2
- 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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