New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 4:8-18

8AboveπρὸproG4253allπάντωνpantōnG3956,keepἔχοντες,echontesG2192ferventἐκτενῆektenēG1618in your loveἀγάπηνagapēnG26for oneG1438anotherG1438,becauseὅτιhotiG3754loveἀγάπηagapēG26coversκαλύπτειkalupteiG2572a multitudeπλῆθοςplēthosG4128of sinsἁμαρτιῶν.hamartiōnG266.

9Be hospitableφιλόξενοιphiloxenoiG5382to oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240withoutἄνευaneuG427complaintγογγυσμοῦ·gongusmouG1112.

10As eachG1538oneG1538has receivedἔλαβενelabenG2983a specialgiftχάρισμαcharismaG5486,employG1247it in servingG1247oneG1438anotherG1438as goodκαλοὶkaloiG2570stewardsοἰκονόμοιoikonomoiG3623of the manifoldποικίληςpoikilēsG4164graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316.

11Whoeverεἴ τιςei tisG1487 G5100speaksλαλεῖlaleiG2980, is to do soas oneὡςhōsG5613who is speakingG2980theutterancesλόγιαlogiaG3051of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;whoeverεἴ τιςei tisG1487 G5100servesG1247is to do soas oneὡςhōsG5613who is servingG1247by the strengthἰσχύοςischuosG2479whichἧςhēsG3739Godθεός·theosG2316suppliesχορηγεῖchorēgeiG5524;soἵναinaG2443thatin allG3956thingsπᾶσινpasinG3956GodθεὸςtheosG2316may be glorifiedδοξάζηταιdoxazētaiG1392throughδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,to whomᾧhōG3739belongsἐστινestinG1510the gloryδόξαdoxaG1391and dominionκράτοςkratosG2904foreverαἰῶναςaiōnasG165and everαἰώνων,aiōnōnG165.Amenἀμήν.¶amēnG281.

12BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,do not be surprisedξενίζεσθεxenizestheG3579at thefieryG4451ordealG4451amongἐνenG1722you, which comesγινομένῃginomenēG1096upon you for your testingπειρασμὸνpeirasmonG3986,as thoughὡςhōsG5613some strangeξένουxenouG3581thingG3581were happeningσυμβαίνοντος·sumbainontosG4819to you;

13but to the degreeκαθὸkathoG2526that youshareκοινωνεῖτεkoinōneiteG2841the sufferingsπαθήμασινpathēmasinG3804of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,keep on rejoicingχαίρετε,chaireteG5463,soἵναinaG2443that alsoκαὶkaiG2532at therevelationἀποκαλύψειapokalupseiG602of His gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391you may rejoiceχαρῆτεcharēteG5463with exultationἀγαλλιώμενοι.agalliōmenoiG21.

14IfεἰeiG1487you are reviledὀνειδίζεσθεoneidizestheG3679for the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547,you are blessedμακάριοι·makarioiG3107,becauseὅτιhotiG3754the SpiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151of gloryδόξηςdoxēsG1391and of GodθεοῦtheouG2316restsἀναπαύεταιanapauetaiG373on you.

15MakeG3361sure thatnoneτιςtisG5100 G3361of you suffersπασχέτωpaschetōG3958as a murdererφονεὺςphoneusG5406,orἢēG2228thiefκλέπτηςkleptēsG2812,orἢēG2228evildoerκακοποιὸςkakopoiosG2555,orἢēG2228atroublesomeG244meddlerG244;

16but ifεἰeiG1487anyone suffers as aChristianΧριστιανός,ChristianosG5546,he is not to be ashamedαἰσχυνέσθω,aischunesthōG153, but is toglorifyδοξαζέτωdoxazetōG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316in thisτούτῳ.toutōG3778nameG3686.

17For it istimeκαιρὸςkairosG2540for judgmentκρίμαkrimaG2917to beginἄρξασθαιarxasthaiG757withthe householdοἴκουoikouG3624of Godθεοῦ·theouG2316;and ifεἰeiG1487it beginswith us firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413,whatτίtiG5101will bethe outcomeτέλοςtelosG5056for thoseG3588who doG544not obeyG544thegospelεὐαγγελίῳ;euangeliōG2098of GodθεοῦtheouG2316?

18And ifεἰeiG1487it is with difficultyμόλιςmolisG3433that the righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342is savedσῴζεται,sōzetaiG4982,whatποῦpouG4226will becomeφανεῖται;phaneitaiG5316of thegodlessG765manG765and the sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlosG268?

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