New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 2:12-20

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.

17Honorτιμήσατε,timēsateG5091allG3956peopleG3956,loveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25the brotherhoodἀδελφότηταadelphotētaG81,fearφοβεῖσθε,phobeistheG5399GodθεὸνtheonG2316,honorτιμᾶτε.¶timateG5091thekingβασιλέαbasileaG935.

18ServantsοἰκέταιoiketaiG3610,be submissiveὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293to your mastersδεσπόταις,despotaisG1203with allπαντὶpantiG3956respectφόβῳphobōG5401,not onlyG3440to thoseG3588who are goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18andgentleἐπιεικέσιν,epieikesinG1933,but alsoG2532to thoseG3588who areunreasonableσκολιοῖς.skolioisG4646.

19For thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778findsfavorχάρις,charisG5485,ifεἰeiG1487for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223ofconscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893toward GodθεοῦtheouG2316a personτιςtisG5100bearsG5297up underG5297sorrowsλύπαςlupasG3077when sufferingπάσχωνpaschōnG3958unjustlyἀδίκως.adikōsG95.

20For whatποῖονpoionG4169creditκλέοςkleosG2811is there ifεἰeiG1487,when you sinἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264and are harshlyG2852treatedG2852,you endureὑπομενεῖτε;hupomeneiteG5278it with patienceG5278?But ifεἰeiG1487when you doG15what is rightG15and sufferπάσχοντεςpaschontesG3958for ityou patientlyG5278endureὑπομενεῖτε,hupomeneiteG5278it, thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778findsfavorχάριςcharisG5485with Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

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