1 Peter 3
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1 Peter 3:9-22

9not returningἀποδιδόντεςapodidontesG591evilκακὸνkakonG2556for evilκακοῦkakouG2556orἢēG2228insultλοιδορίανloidorianG3059for insultλοιδορίας,loidoriasG3059,but givingG2127aG2127blessingεὐλογοῦντεςeulogountesG2127insteadτοὐναντίονtounantionG5121; foryou were calledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564for the veryτοῦτοtoutoG3778purpose that you wouldinheritκληρονομήσητε.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 againstἐπὶepiG1909evildoersποιοῦντας κακά.¶poiountas kakaG2556G4160.”
13And whoτίςtisG5101isthere to harmκακώσωνkakōsōnG2559you ifἐὰνeanG1437you proveγένησθε;genēstheG1096zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207for whatG18isG18goodἀγαθοῦagathouG18?
14But evenκαὶkaiG2532ifεἰeiG1487you shouldsufferπάσχοιτεpaschoiteG3958for the sakeδιὰdiaG1223of righteousnessδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343, youare blessedμακάριοι.makarioiG3107.And do not fearφοβηθῆτεphobēthēteG5399theirintimidationφόβονphobonG5401,and do not be in dreadταραχθῆτε·tarachthēteG5015,
15butsanctifyἁγιάσατεhagiasateG37ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547as LordκύριονkurionG2962in your heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588,alwaysἀεὶaeiG104beingreadyἝτοιμοιHetoimoiG2092to make adefenseἀπολογίανapologianG627to everyoneπαντὶpantiG3956who asksαἰτοῦντιaitountiG154you to give an accountλόγονlogonG3056for thehopeἐλπίδος,elpidosG1680that is in you, butwith gentlenessG4240andrespectG5401;
16and keepἔχοντεςechontesG2192agoodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893soἵναinaG2443thatG2443in the thing in whichᾧhōG3739you are slanderedκαταλαλεῖσθεkatalaleistheG2635,thoseG3588who disparageἐπηρεάζοντεςepēreazontesG1908your goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18behaviorἀναστροφήν.anastrophēnG391in ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547will be putG2617toG2617shameG2617.
17Forit is betterG2909,ifεἰeiG1487Godθεοῦ,theouG2316should willθέλοιtheloiG2309it so,that you sufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958for doingG15whatG15isG15rightG15ratherG2228thanG2228for doingG2554whatG2554isG2554wrongG2554.
18ForChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedἔπαθεν,epathenG3958for sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266onceἅπαξhapaxG530forG530allG530time, thejustδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342for theunjustἀδίκων,adikōnG94,soἵναinaG2443thatG2443He mightbringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēG4317us to Godθεῷ,theōG2316,having been putθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheisG2289toG2289deathG2289in the fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,but madeG2227aliveζῳοποιηθεὶςzōopoiētheisG2227in thespiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;
19inwhichᾧhōG3739He alsoκαὶkaiG2532wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198and madeG2784proclamationG2784to the spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151in prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,
20who onceποτε,poteG4218were disobedientἀπειθήσασίνapeithēsasinG544whenὅτεhoteG3753thepatienceμακροθυμίαmakrothumiaG3115of GodθεοῦtheouG2316kept waitingἀπεξεδέχετοapexedechetoG553in the daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250of NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,during the constructionκατασκευαζομένηςkataskeuazomenēsG2680ofthe arkκιβωτοῦ,kibōtouG2787,in whichἣνhēnG3739a fewὀλίγοι,oligoiG3641, that is,eightὀκτὼoktōG3638personsψυχαί,psuchaiG5590,were broughtG1295safelyG1295throughδι᾽di᾽G1223thewaterὕδατος·hudatosG5204.
21CorrespondingG499toG499that, 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.
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