New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 2:18-23

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.

21Foryou have been calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564for thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose,sinceὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedἔπαθενepathenG3958for you, leavingὑπολιμπάνωνhupolimpanōnG5277youan exampleὑπογραμμὸνhupogrammonG5261for you to followἐπακολουθήσητεepakolouthēsēteG1872in His stepsἴχνεσινichnesinG2487,

22whoὃςhosG3739committedἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,norοὐδὲoudeG3761was any deceitδόλοςdolosG1388foundεὑρέθηheurethēG2147in His mouthστόματιstomatiG4750;

23and while beingreviledλοιδορούμενοςloidoroumenosG3058,He did not revileG486in returnG486;while sufferingπάσχωνpaschōnG3958,He utteredG546noG3756threatsG546,but kept entrustingπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860Himselfto Him who judgesκρίνοντιkrinontiG2919righteouslyδικαίως·dikaiōsG1346;

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