New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 3

Godly Living

1In the sameG3668wayG3668,you wivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135,be submissiveὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293to your ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν,andrasinG435soἵναinaG2443that evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἴeiG1487anyτινεςtinesG5100of themare disobedientἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinG544to the wordλόγῳ,logōG3056, they may bewonκερδηθήσονται,kerdēthēsontaiG2770withoutἄνευaneuG427a wordλόγουlogouG3056by the behaviorἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391of their wivesγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135,

2as they observeἐποπτεύσαντεςepopteusantesG2029your chasteἁγνὴνhagnēnG53andrespectfulφόβῳphobōG5401behaviorἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391.

3Your adornmentκόσμος,kosmosG2889must not be merelyexternalἔξωθενexōthenG1855--braidingἐμπλοκῆςemplokēsG1708the hairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359,and wearingπεριθέσεωςperitheseōsG4025goldχρυσίωνchrusiōnG5553jewelryG5553,orἢēG2228puttingἐνδύσεωςenduseōsG1745on dressesἱματίωνhimatiōnG2440;

4but let it bethe hiddenκρυπτὸςkruptosG2927personἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444of the heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,with the imperishableἀφθάρτῳaphthartōG862qualityG862of a gentleG4239and quietἡσυχίουhēsuchiouG2272spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,whichὅhoG3739is preciousπολυτελές.polutelesG4185in the sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

5For in thisG3779wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779in formerG4218timesG4218the holyἅγιαιhagiaiG40womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135alsoκαὶkaiG2532,who hopedἐλπίζουσαιelpizousaiG1679in GodθεὸνtheonG2316,used to adornἐκόσμουνekosmounG2885themselvesἑαυτάςhe'autasG1438,being submissiveὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293to their ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν·andrasinG435;

6justὡςhōsG5613as SarahΣάρραSarraG4564obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,callingκαλοῦσα,kalousaG2564him lordκύριονkurionG2962,and you have becomeἐγενήθητεegenēthēteG1096her childrenτέκναteknaG5043if you doG15what is rightG15withoutκαὶ μὴkai mēG2532 G3361being frightenedφοβούμεναιphoboumenaiG5399by anyμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367fearπτόησιν.¶ptoēsinG4423.

7You husbandsἄνδρεςandresG435in the sameG3668wayG3668,liveσυνοικοῦντεςsunoikountesG4924with your wivesin an understandingG1108wayG1108, as withsomeoneσκεύειskeueiG4632weakerἀσθενεστέρῳasthenesterōG772,since she is a womanγυναικείῳgunaikeiōG1134;and showἀπονέμοντεςaponemontesG632her honorτιμὴνtimēnG5092as a fellowG4789heirG4789of the graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222,soεἰςeisG1519that your prayersπροσευχὰςproseuchasG4335will not be hinderedἐγκόπτεσθαιegkoptesthaiG1465.

8To sumτέλοςtelosG5056up,allπάντεςpantesG3956of you be harmoniousὁμόφρονες,homophronesG3675,sympatheticσυμπαθεῖς,sumpatheisG4835,brotherlyφιλάδελφοι,philadelphoiG5361,kindheartedεὔσπλαγχνοι,eusplagchnoiG2155, andhumbleG5012in spiritG5012;

9not returningἀποδιδόντεςapodidontesG591evilκακὸνkakonG2556for evilκακοῦkakouG2556orἢēG2228insultλοιδορίανloidorianG3059for insultλοιδορίας,loidoriasG3059, butgivingG2127ablessingεὐλογοῦντεςeulogountesG2127insteadτοὐναντίονtounantionG5121; foryou were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564for the veryτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose that you mightinheritκληρονομήσητε.klēronomēsēteG2816a blessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129.

10For, “The oneG3588who desiresθέλωνthelōnG2309lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,to loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25and seeG3708goodἀγαθὰςagathasG18daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250,Must keepπαυσάτωpausatōG3973his tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100from evilκακοῦkakouG2556and his lipsχείληcheilēG5491from speakingλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980deceitδόλον.dolonG1388.

11He must turnἐκκλινάτωekklinatōG1578awayG1578from evilκακοῦkakouG2556and doποιησάτωpoiēsatōG4160goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18;He must seekζητησάτωzētēsatōG2212peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515and pursueδιωξάτωdiōxatōG1377it.

12For the eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962are towardἐπὶepiG1909the righteousδικαίους,dikaiousG1342,And His earsὦταōtaG3775attend to their prayerδέησινdeēsinG1162,But the faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the LordκυρίουkuriouG2962is againstἐπὶepiG1909those who doποιοῦνταςpoiountasG4160evilκακά.¶kakaG2556.”

13WhoτίςtisG5101isthere to harmκακώσωνkakōsōnG2559you ifἐὰνeanG1437you proveγένησθε;genēstheG1096zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207for whatG18is goodG18?

14But evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487you shouldsufferπάσχοιτεpaschoiteG3958for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343, youare blessedμακάριοι.makarioiG3107.And do not fearφοβηθῆτεphobēthēteG5399theirintimidationφόβονphobonG5401,and do not be troubledταραχθῆτε·tarachthēteG5015,

15butsanctifyἁγιάσατεhagiasateG37ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547as LordκύριονkurionG2962in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,alwaysἀεὶaeiG104beingreadyἝτοιμοιHetoimoiG2092to make adefenseἀπολογίανapologianG627to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who asksαἰτοῦντιaitountiG154you to give an accountλόγονlogonG3056for thehopeἐλπίδος,elpidosG1680that is in you, yetG235with gentlenessG4240andreverenceG5401;

16and keepἔχοντεςechontesG2192agoodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893soἵναinaG2443that in the thing in whichᾧhōG3739you are slanderedκαταλαλεῖσθεkatalaleistheG2635,thoseG3588who revileἐπηρεάζοντεςepēreazontesG1908your goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18behaviorἀναστροφήν.anastrophēnG391in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547will be putG2617to shameG2617.

17Forit is betterG2909,ifεἰeiG1487Godθεοῦ,theouG2316should willθέλοιtheloiG2309it so, that you sufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958for doingG15what is rightG15ratherG2228thanG2228for doingG2554what is wrongG2554.

18ForChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532diedG599for sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266onceἅπαξhapaxG530for allG530, thejustδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342for theunjustἀδίκων,adikōnG94,soἵναinaG2443that He mightbringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēG4317us to Godθεῷ,theōG2316,having been putθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheisG2289to deathG2289in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,but madeG2227aliveζῳοποιηθεὶςzōopoiētheisG2227in thespiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

19inwhichᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532He wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198and madeG2784proclamationG2784to the spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151nowin prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,

20who onceποτε,poteG4218were disobedientἀπειθήσασίνapeithēsasinG544,whenὅτεhoteG3753thepatienceμακροθυμίαmakrothumiaG3115of GodθεοῦtheouG2316kept waitingἀπεξεδέχετοapexedechetoG553in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,during the constructionκατασκευαζομένηςkataskeuazomenēsG2680ofthe arkκιβωτοῦ,kibōtouG2787,in whichἣνhēnG3739a fewὀλίγοι,oligoiG3641, that is,eightὀκτὼoktōG3638personsψυχαί,psuchaiG5590,were broughtG1295safelyG1295throughδι᾽di᾽G1223thewaterὕδατος·hudatosG5204.

21CorrespondingἀντίτυπονantituponG499to that, baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908nowνῦνnunG3568savesσῴζειsōzeiG4982you--not the removalἀπόθεσιςapothesisG595of dirtῥύπου,rhupouG4509from the fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,but an appealἐπερώτημαeperōtēmaG1906to Godθεόν,theonG2316for agoodἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893--throughδι᾽di᾽G1223the resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386of JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,

22whoὅςhosG3739is at the rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,having goneπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198into heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772,after angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32and authoritiesἐξουσιῶνexousiōnG1849and powersδυνάμεων.¶dunameōnG1411had been subjectedὑποταγέντωνhupotagentōnG5293to Him.

Godly Living

Commentaries on 1 Peter 3