Revised Literal Translation

1 Peter 2

1WhereforeοὖνounG3767laying asideἈποθέμενοιApothemenoiG659allπᾶσανpasanG3956maliceκακίανkakianG2549,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάνταpantaG3956guileδόλονdolonG1388,andκαὶkaiG2532hypocrisiesὑποκρίσειςhupokriseisG5272,andκαὶkaiG2532enviesφθόνουςphthonousG5355,andκαὶkaiG2532allπάσαςpasasG3956evil speakingsκαταλαλιάς,katalaliasG2636,

2τὸtoG3588AsὡςhōsG5613newbornἀρτιγέννηταartigennētaG738babesβρέφηbrephēG1025,desireἐπιποθήσατεepipothēsateG1971the sincereἄδολονadolonG97milkγάλαgalaG1051of the wordλογικὸνlogikonG3050,thatἵναinaG2443ye may growαὐξηθῆτεauxēthēteG837therebyἐνenG1722:αὐτῷautōG846

3If so beG1512ye have tastedἐγεύσασθεegeusastheG1089thatὅτιhotiG3754the Lordὁ κύριος.ho kuriosG3588 G2962isgraciousχρηστὸςchrēstosG5543.

4ToπρὸςprosG4314whomὃνhonG3739comingπροσερχόμενοιproserchomenoiG4334, as untoa livingζῶντα,zōntaG2198stoneλίθονlithonG3037,disallowedἀποδεδοκιμασμένονapodedokimasmenonG593indeedμὲνmenG3303ofὑπὸhupoG5259menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444,butδὲdeG1161chosenἐκλεκτὸνeklektonG1588ofπαρὰparaG3844GodθεῷtheōG2316, andpreciousἔντιμον,entimonG1784,

5YeαὐτοὶautoiG846alsoκαὶkaiG2532,asὡςhōsG5613livingζῶντεςzōntesG2198stonesλίθοιlithoiG3037,are built upοἰκοδομεῖσθεoikodomeistheG3618a spiritualπνευματικὸςpneumatikosG4152houseοἶκοςoikosG3624,an holyἅγιονhagionG40priesthoodἱεράτευμαhi'erateumaG2406,to offer upἀνενέγκαιanenegkaiG399spiritualπνευματικὰςpneumatikasG4152sacrificesθυσίαςthusiasG2378,acceptableεὐπροσδέκτουςeuprosdektousG2144to GodθεῷtheōG3588 G2316byδιὰdiaG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ.ChristouG5547.

6G3588WhereforeG1352alsoG2532it is containedπεριέχειperiecheiG4023inἐνenG1722the scriptureγραφῇ·graphēaG3588 G1124,BeholdG3708,I layτίθημιtithēmiG5087inἐνenG1722ZionΣιὼνSiōnG4622a chief cornerἀκρογωνιαῖονakrogōniaionG204stoneλίθονlithonG3037,electἐκλεκτὸνeklektonG1588,preciousἔντιμον,entimonG1784:andG2532he that believethπιστεύωνpisteuōnG4100onἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909himαὐτῷautōG846shallG2617notοὐouG3756μὴmēG3361be confoundedG2617.

7ἡhēG3588Unto youὑμῖνhuminG4771thereforeοὖνounG3767whichτοῖςtoisG3588believeπιστεύουσιν·pisteuousinG4100he ispreciousτιμὴ οἱtimē hoiG3588 G5092:butδὲdeG1161unto them which be disobedientG544,the stoneλίθοςlithosG3037whichὃνhonG3739the buildersοἰκοδομοῦντες,oikodomountesG3618disallowedἀπεδοκίμασανapedokimasanG593,the sameοὗτοςhoutosG3778is madeἐγενήθηegenēthēG1096εἰςeisG1519the headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776of the cornerγωνίαςgōniasG1137,

8οἳhoiG3739AndκαὶkaiG2532a stoneλίθοςlithosG3037of stumblingπροσκόμματοςproskommatosG4348,andκαὶkaiG2532a rockπέτραpetraG4073of offenceσκανδάλου,skandalouG4625, even to themwhichὃhoG3739stumble atπροσκόπτουσινproskoptousinG4350the wordτῷ λόγῳtō logōG3588 G3056,being disobedientἀπειθοῦντες,apeithountesG544:whereuntoεἰςeisG1519alsoκαὶkaiG2532they were appointedἐτέθησαν·etethēsanG5087.

9τὰςtasG3588τοῦtouG3588ButδὲdeG1161yeὑμεῖςhumeisG4771area chosenἐκλεκτόν,eklektonG1588generationγένοςgenosG1085,a royalβασίλειονbasileionG934priesthoodἱεράτευμα,hi'erateumaG2406,an holyἅγιον,hagionG40nationἔθνοςethnosG1484,a peculiarπεριποίησιν,peripoiēsinG4047εἰςeisG1519peopleλαὸςlaosG2992;thatὅπωςhopōsG3704ye should shew forthἐξαγγείλητεexangeilēteG1804the praisesἀρετὰς τὸaretas toG3588 G703of him who hath calledκαλέσαντοςkalesantosG2564youὑμᾶςhumasG4771out ofἐκekG1537darknessσκότουςskotousG4655intoεἰςeisG1519hisαὐτοῦautouG846marvellousθαυμαστὸνthaumastonG2298lightφῶς·phōsG5457:

10WhichG3588in time pastποτεpoteG4218werenotοὐouG3756a peopleλαός,laosG2992,butδὲdeG1161arenowνῦνnunG3568the peopleλαὸςlaosG2992of Godθεοῦ,theouG2316:whichG3588hadG1653notοὐκoukG3756obtained mercyἠλεημένοι,ēleēmenoiG1653,butδὲdeG1161nowνῦνnunG3568have obtained mercyἐλεηθέντες.¶eleēthentesG1653.

11τῶνtōnG3588Dearly belovedἈγαπητοί,AgapētoiG27,I beseechπαρακαλῶparakalōG3870youasὡςhōsG5613strangersπαροίκουςparoikousG3941andκαὶkaiG2532pilgrimsπαρεπιδήμουςparepidēmousG3927,abstainἀπέχεσθαιapechesthaiG568from fleshlyσαρκικῶνsarkikōnG4559lustsἐπιθυμιῶν,epithumiōnG1939,whichαἵτινεςaitinesG3748warστρατεύονταιstrateuontaiG4754againstκατὰkataG2596the soulτῆς ψυχῆς·tēs psuchēsG3588 G5590;

12τὴνtēnG3588HavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771conversationἀναστροφὴν τοῖςanastrophēn toisG3588 G391honestκαλήν,kalēnG2570amongἐνenG1722the Gentilesἔθνεσιν τῶνethnesin tōnG3588 G1484:thatἵναinaG2443,whereasἐνenG1722ᾧhōG3739they speak againstκαταλαλοῦσινkatalalousinG2635youὑμῶνhumōnG4771asὡςhōsG5613evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555,they mayG1392byἐκekG1537yourgoodκαλῶνkalōnG2570worksἔργωνergōnG2041,which they shall beholdἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontesG2029,glorifyδοξάσωσινdoxasōsinG1392Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316inἐνenG1722the dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250of visitationἐπισκοπῆς.¶episkopēsG1984.

13G3767Submit yourselvesὙποτάγητεHupotagēteG5293to everyπάσῃpasēG3956ordinanceκτίσειktiseiG2937of manἀνθρωπίνῃanthrōpinēG442forδιὰdiaG1223the Lord’s sakeτὸν κύριον·ton kurionG3588 G2962:whether it beεἴτεeiteG1535to the kingβασιλεῖbasileiG935,asὡςhōsG5613supremeὑπερέχοντι·huperechontiG5242;

14G3303OrεἴτεeiteG1535unto governorsἡγεμόσινhēgemosinG2232,asὡςhōsG5613unto them that are sentπεμπομένοιςpempomenoisG3992byδι᾽di᾽G1223himαὐτοῦautouG846forεἰςeisG1519the punishmentἐκδίκησινekdikēsinG1557of evildoersκακοποιῶν,kakopoiōnG2555,andδὲdeG1161for the praiseἔπαινονepainonG1868of them that do wellἀγαθοποιῶν·agathopoiōnG17.

15τὸtoG3588τοῦtouG3588ForὅτιhotiG3754soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779isἐστὶνestinG1510the willθέλημα τὴνthelēma tēnG3588 G2307of Godθεοῦ τῶνtheou tōnG3588 G2316,that with well doingἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountasG15ye may put to silenceφιμοῦνphimounG5392the ignoranceἀγνωσίαν·agnōsianG56of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōnG878menἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōnG444:

16AsὡςhōsG5613freeἐλεύθεροιeleutheroiG1658,andκαὶkaiG2532notμὴmēG3361usingἔχοντεςechontesG2192yourlibertyτῆς ἐλευθερίαν,tēs eleutherianG3588 G1657forὡςhōsG5613a clokeἐπικάλυμμαepikalummaG1942of maliciousnessκακίας τὴνkakias tēnG3588 G2549,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235asὡςhōsG5613the servantsδοῦλοι.douloiG1401of GodθεοῦtheouG2316.

17Honourτιμήσατε,timēsateG5091allπάνταςpantasG3956men.Loveἀγαπᾶτε,agapateG25the brotherhoodτὴν ἀδελφότηταtēn adelphotētaG3588 G81.Fearφοβεῖσθε,phobeistheG5399Godτὸν θεὸνton theonG3588 G2316.Honourτιμᾶτε.¶timateG5091the kingτὸν βασιλέαton basileaG3588 G935.

18G3588G3588ServantsοἰκέταιoiketaiG3588 G3610, besubjectὑποτασσόμενοιhupotassomenoiG5293toG3588 G1203yourmastersδεσπόταις,despotaisG3588 G1203withἐνenG1722allπαντὶpantiG3956fearφόβῳphobōG5401;notοὐouG3756onlyG3440to the goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisG18andκαὶkaiG2532gentleἐπιεικέσιν,epieikesinG1933,butἀλλὰallaG235alsoκαὶkaiG2532to the wickedσκολιοῖς.skolioisG4646.

19ForγὰρgarG1063thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isthankworthyχάρις,charisG5485,ifεἰeiG1487a manτιςtisG5100forδιὰdiaG1223conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893toward GodθεοῦtheouG2316endureὑποφέρειhupophereiG5297griefλύπαςlupasG3077,sufferingπάσχωνpaschōnG3958wrongfullyἀδίκως.adikōsG95.

20ForγὰρgarG1063whatποῖονpoionG4169gloryκλέοςkleosG2811is it,ifεἰeiG1487,whenκαὶkaiG2532ye be buffetedκολαφιζόμενοιkolaphizomenoiG2852for your faultsἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesG264,ye shall take it patientlyὑπομενεῖτε;hupomeneiteG5278?butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifεἰeiG1487,when ye do wellἀγαθοποιοῦντεςagathopoiountesG15,andκαὶkaiG2532sufferπάσχοντεςpaschontesG3958for it,ye take it patientlyὑπομενεῖτε,hupomeneiteG5278,thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778isacceptableχάριςcharisG5485withπαρὰparaG3844Godθεῷ.theōG2316.

21ForγὰρgarG1063evenεἰςeisG1519hereuntoτοῦτοtoutoG3778were ye calledἐκλήθητε,eklēthēteG2564:becauseὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedἔπαθενepathenG3958forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473,leavingὑπολιμπάνωνhupolimpanōnG5277usG1473an exampleὑπογραμμὸνhupogrammonG5261,thatἵναinaG2443ye should followἐπακολουθήσητεepakolouthēsēteG1872hisαὐτοῦ·autouG846stepsτοῖς ἴχνεσινtois ichnesinG3588 G2487:

22WhoὃςhosG3739didἐποίησεν,epoiēsenG4160noοὐκoukG3756sinἁμαρτίανhamartianG266,neitherοὐδὲoudeG3761wasG2147guileδόλοςdolosG1388foundG2147inἐνenG1722hisαὐτοῦ,autouG846mouthτῷ στόματιtō stomatiG3588 G4750:

23τῷtōG3588WhoὃςhosG3739,when he was reviledλοιδορούμενοςloidoroumenosG3058,reviledG486notοὐκoukG3756againG486;when he sufferedπάσχωνpaschōnG3958,he threatenedἠπείλει,ēpeileiG546notοὐκoukG3756;butδὲdeG1161committedπαρεδίδουparedidouG3860himselfto him that judgethκρίνοντιkrinontiG2919righteouslyδικαίως·dikaiōsG1346:

24WhoὃςhosG3739his own selfG846bareἀνήνεγκενanēnegkenG399ourG1473sinsτὰς ἁμαρτίαςtas hamartiasG3588 G266inἐνenG1722his ownG846bodyτῷ σώματιtō sōmatiG3588 G4983onἐπὶepiG1909the treeτὸ ξύλονto xulonG3588 G3586,thatἵναinaG2443weG2198,being deadἀπογενόμενοιapogenomenoiG581to sinsταῖς ἁμαρτίαιςtais hamartiaisG3588 G266,should liveζήσωμεν·zēsōmenG2198unto righteousnessτῇ δικαιοσύνῃtēa dikaiosunēG3588 G1343:by whoseοὗhouG3739G846stripesτῷ μώλωπιtō mōlōpiG3588 G3468ye were healedἰάθητε.iathēteG2390.

25ForγὰρgarG1063ye wereἦτεēteG1510asὡςhōsG5613sheepπρόβαταprobataG4263going astrayπλανώμενοιplanōmenoiG4105;butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235areG1994nowνῦνnunG3568returnedἐπεστράφητεepestraphēteG1994untoἐπὶepiG1909the Shepherdτὸν ποιμέναton poimenaG3588 G4166andκαὶkaiG2532BishopἐπίσκοπονepiskoponG1985of yourὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771soulsτῶν ψυχῶνtōn psuchōnG3588 G5590.

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