1 Peter 2
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1 Peter 2:11-16

11BelovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I urgeπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870you asforeignersπαροίκουςparoikousG3941and strangersπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmousG3927to abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568fromfleshlyσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559lustsἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōnG1939,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748wageG4754warστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstκατὰkataG2596the soulψυχῆς·psuchēsG5590.
12KeepἔχοντεςechontesG2192your behaviorἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391excellentκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongG1722the GentilesἔθνεσινethnesinG1484,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443in the thing in whichᾧhōG3739theyslanderκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635you as evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555, they maybecauseἐκekG1537of your goodκαλῶνkalōnG2570deedsἔργωνergōnG2041,as they observeἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029them,glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392GodθεὸνtheonG2316on 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 doG17rightG17.
15ForsuchοὕτωςhoutōsG3779is the willθέλημαthelēmaG2307of GodθεοῦtheouG2316,that by doingG15rightG15yousilenceφιμοῦνphimounG5392the ignoranceἀγνωσίαν·agnōsianG56of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōnG878peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444.
16Act asfreeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658peopleG1658, anddo not useἔχοντεςechontesG2192your freedomἐλευθερίαν,eleutherianG1657as acoveringἐπικάλυμμαepikalummaG1942for evilκακίαςkakiasG2549, but use it asbond-servantsδοῦλοι.douloiG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.
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