New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 2:11-16

11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you asaliensπαροίκουςparoikousG3941and strangersπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmousG3927to abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromfleshlyσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559lustsἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōnG1939whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748wageG4754warστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstκατὰkataG2596the soulψυχῆς·psuchēsG5590.

12KeepἔχοντεςechontesG2192your behaviorἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391excellentκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,soἵναinaG2443that in the thing in whichᾧhōG3739theyslanderκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635you as evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555, they maybecauseἐκekG1537of your goodκαλῶνkalōnG2570deedsἔργωνergōnG2041,as they observeἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029them,glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316in the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250ofvisitationἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.

13SubmitὙποτάγητεHupotagēteG5293yourselves for the Lord’sκύριον·kurionG2962sakeδιὰdiaG1223to everyπάσῃpasēG3956humanἀνθρωπίνῃanthrōpinēG442institutionκτίσειktiseiG2937,whetherεἴτεeiteG1535to a kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935as the one in authorityὑπερέχοντι·huperechontiG5242,

14orεἴτεeiteG1535to governorsἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232as sentπεμπομένοιςpempomenoisG3992by himfor the punishmentἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557of evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555and thepraiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of those who doG15rightG15.

15ForsuchοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316that by doingG15rightG15you maysilenceφιμοῦνphimounG5392the ignoranceἀγνωσίαν·agnōsianG56of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōnG878menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.

16Act asfreeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658menG1658, anddo not useἔχοντεςechontesG2192your freedomἐλευθερίαν,eleutherianG1657as a coveringἐπικάλυμμαepikalummaG1942for evilκακίαςkakiasG2549, but use it asbondslavesδοῦλοι.douloiG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

Read all of 1 Peter 2

Commentaries on 1 Peter 2