King James Version

1 Peter 4

1τὴνtēnG3588ὁhoG3588Forasmuch then asοὖνounG3767ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547hath sufferedπαθόντοςpathontosG3958forG5228usG1473in the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561,armὁπλίσασθε,hoplisastheG3695yourselvesὑμεῖςhumeisG4771likewiseκαὶkaiG2532with the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846mindἔννοιανennoianG1771:forὅτιhotiG3754he that hath sufferedπαθὼνpathōnG3958inG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561hath ceasedπέπαυταιpepautaiG3973from sinἁμαρτίας·hamartiasG266;

2τὸtoG3588τὸνtonG3588ThatεἰςeisG1519heG980no longerμηκέτιmēketiG3371should liveG980the restἐπίλοιπονepiloiponG1954ofG5550histimeχρόνον.chrononG5550inἐνenG1722the fleshσαρκὶsarkiG4561to the lustsἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939of menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butἀλλὰallaG235to the willθελήματιthelēmatiG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

3G3588ForγὰρgarG1063the timeχρόνοςchronosG5550pastπαρεληλυθὼςparelēluthōsG3928ofG3588 G979ourlifeG3588 G979may sufficeἀρκετὸςarketosG713usG1473to have wroughtκατειργάσθαιkateirgasthaiG2716the willG3588 G2307of the GentilesἐθνῶνethnōnG3588 G1484,when we walkedπεπορευμένουςpeporeumenousG4198inἐνenG1722lasciviousnessἀσελγείαις,aselgeiaisG766,lustsἐπιθυμίαις,epithumiaisG1939,excess of wineοἰνοφλυγίαις,oinophlugiaisG3632,revellingsκώμοις,kōmoisG2970,banquetingsπότοις,potoisG4224,andκαὶkaiG2532abominableἀθεμίτοιςathemitoisG111idolatriesεἰδωλολατρίαις·eidōlolatriaisG1495:

4τὴνtēnG3588WhereinἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739they think it strangeξενίζονταιxenizontaiG3579that yeὑμῶνhumōnG4771runσυντρεχόντωνsuntrechontōnG4936notμὴmēG3361withG1519themtoG1519the sameαὐτὴνautēnG846excessἀνάχυσινanachusinG401of riotτῆς ἀσωτίαςtēs asōtiasG3588 G810,speaking evil ofβλασφημοῦντες,blasphēmountesG987you:

5τῷtōG3588WhoοἳhoiG3739shall giveἀποδώσουσινapodōsousinG591accountλόγονlogonG3056to him that isἔχοντιechontiG2192readyἑτοίμωςhetoimōsG2093to judgeκρῖναιkrinaiG2919the quickζῶνταςzōntasG2198andκαὶkaiG2532the deadνεκρούς.nekrousG3498.

6μὲνmenG3303ForγὰρgarG1063forεἰςeisG1519this causeτοῦτοtoutoG3778was the gospel preachedεὐηγγελίσθη,euēngelisthēG2097alsoκαὶkaiG2532to them that are deadνεκροῖςnekroisG3498,thatἵναinaG2443they might be judgedκριθῶσινkrithōsinG2919according toκατὰkataG2596menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,butδὲdeG1161liveζῶσινzōsinG2198according toκατὰkataG2596GodθεὸνtheonG2316in the spiritπνεύματι.¶pneumatiG4151.

7ButδὲdeG1161the endτέλοςtelosG3588 G5056of all thingsΠάντωνPantōnG3956is at handἤγγικεν·ēngikenG1448:be yeG4993thereforeοὖνounG3767soberG4993,andκαὶkaiG2532watchνήψατεnēpsateG3525untoεἰςeisG1519prayerπροσευχάς,proseuchasG3588 G4335.

8AndG1161aboveπρὸproG4253all thingsπάντωνpantōnG3956haveἔχοντες,echontesG2192ferventἐκτενῆektenēG1618charityἀγάπηνagapēnG3588 G26amongεἰςeisG1519yourselvesἑαυτοὺςhe'autousG1438:forὅτιhotiG3754charityἀγάπηagapēG3588 G26shall coverκαλύπτειkalupteiG2572the multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

9Use hospitalityφιλόξενοιphiloxenoiG5382oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240toεἰςeisG1519anotherG240withoutἄνευaneuG427grudgingγογγυσμοῦ·gongusmouG1112.

10AsκαθὼςkathōsG2531every manἕκαστοςhekastosG1538hath receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983the giftχάρισμαcharismaG5486, even soministerδιακονοῦντεςdiakonountesG1247the sameαὐτὸautoG846oneG1438toεἰςeisG1519anotherG1438,asὡςhōsG5613goodκαλοὶkaloiG2570stewardsοἰκονόμοιoikonomoiG3623of the manifoldποικίληςpoikilēsG4164graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

11IfεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100speakλαλεῖlaleiG2980, let him speakasὡςhōsG5613the oraclesλόγιαlogiaG3051of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;ifεἴeiG1487any manτιςtisG5100ministerδιακονεῖdiakoneiG1247, let him do itasὡςhōsG5613ofἐξexG1537the abilityἰσχύοςischuosG2479whichἧςhēsG3739Godὁ θεός·ho theosG3588 G2316givethχορηγεῖchorēgeiG5524:thatἵναinaG2443Godὁ θεὸςho theosG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722all thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956may be glorifiedδοξάζηταιdoxazētaiG1392throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,to whomᾧhōG3739beἐστινestinG1510praiseἡ δόξαhē doxaG3588 G1391andκαὶkaiG2532dominionτὸ κράτοςto kratosG3588 G2904forεἰςeisG1519everτοὺς αἰῶναςtous aiōnasG3588 G165and everτῶν αἰώνων,tōn aiōnōnG3588 G165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

12BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,think itG3579notμὴmēG3361strangeG3579concerningἐνenG1722ὑμῖνhuminG4771the fiery trialτῇ πυρώσειtēa purōseiG3588 G4451which isπρὸςprosG4314to tryπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986youὑμῖνhuminG4771,γινομένῃginomenēG1096as thoughὡςhōsG5613some strange thingξένουxenouG3581happenedσυμβαίνοντος·sumbainontosG4819unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771:

13ButἀλλὰallaG235rejoiceχαίρετε,chaireteG5463,inasmuch asκαθὸkathoG2526ye are partakersκοινωνεῖτεkoinōneiteG2841of Christ’sτοῖς Χριστοῦtois ChristouG3588 G5547sufferingsτοῦ παθήμασινtou pathēmasinG3588 G3804;thatἵναinaG2443,whenἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦautouG846gloryτῇ δόξηςtēa doxēsG3588 G1391shall be revealedἀποκαλύψει τῆςapokalupsei tēsG3588 G602,ye may be gladχαρῆτεcharēteG5463alsoκαὶkaiG2532with exceeding joyἀγαλλιώμενοι.agalliōmenoiG21.

14IfεἰeiG1487ye be reproachedὀνειδίζεσθεoneidizestheG3679forἐνenG1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,happyμακάριοι·makarioiG3107are ye;forὅτιhotiG3754the spiritτὸ πνεῦμαto pneumaG3588 G4151τῆςtēsG3588of gloryδόξης τὸdoxēs toG3588 G1391andκαὶkaiG2532of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316restethἀναπαύεταιanapauetaiG373uponἐφ᾽eph᾽G1909youG4771:onG2596G3303theirG846partG2596he is evil spoken ofG987,butG1161onG2596yourG4771partG2596he is glorifiedG1392.

15ButγάρgarG1063letG3958noneΜὴMēG3361τιςtisG5100of youὑμῶνhumōnG4771sufferπασχέτωpaschetōG3958asὡςhōsG5613a murdererφονεὺςphoneusG5406,orἢēG2228asa thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812,orἢēG2228asan evildoerκακοποιὸςkakopoiosG2555,orἢēG2228asὡςhōsG5613a busybody in other men’s mattersἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος·allotriepiskoposG244.

16YetδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487any man sufferasὡςhōsG5613a ChristianΧριστιανός,ChristianosG5546,let himG153notμὴmēG3361be ashamedαἰσχυνέσθω,aischunesthōG153;butδὲdeG1161let him glorifyδοξαζέτωdoxazetōG1392Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316onἐνenG1722thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778behalfτῷtōG3588 G3313.

17ὁhoG3588τοῦtouG3588τὸtoG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754the timeκαιρὸς τοῦkairos touG3588 G2540is comethat judgmentκρίμα τοῦkrima touG3588 G2917must beginG756atἀπὸapoG575the houseοἴκου τὸoikou toG3588 G3624of Godθεοῦ· τῶνtheou tōnG3588 G2316:andδὲdeG1161ifεἰeiG1487itfirstG4412beginatἀφ᾽aph᾽G575usG1473,whatτίtiG5101shall the endτέλος τῷtelos tōG3588 G5056beof them that obey notἀπειθούντωνapeithountōnG544the gospelεὐαγγελίῳ;euangeliōG2098of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316?

18ὁhoG3588ὁhoG3588AndκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487the righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342scarcelyμόλιςmolisG3433be savedσῴζεται,sōzetaiG4982,whereποῦpouG4226shallG5316the ungodlyἀσεβὴςasebēsG765andκαὶkaiG2532the sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268appearφανεῖται;phaneitaiG5316?

19οἱhoiG3588καὶkaiG2532WhereforeὥστεhōsteG5620let them that sufferπάσχοντεςpaschontesG3958according toκατὰkataG2596the willτὸ θέλημαto thelēmaG3588 G2307of Godτοῦ θεοῦtou theouG3588 G2316commit the keepingπαρατιθέσθωσανparatithesthōsanG3908of theirG1438soulsτὰς ψυχὰςtas psuchasG3588 G5590to himinἐνenG1722well doingἀγαθοποιΐᾳ.¶agathopoiiaG16,asG5613unto a faithfulπιστῷpistōG4103CreatorκτίστῃktistēG2939.

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