Revised Version 1895

1 Peter 3

1InG2532likeὉμοίωςHomoiōsG3668mannerἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391, yewivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135,beG2532inG2532subjectionὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293toG2443yourG1487ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν,andrasinG435;thatG2443,evenκαὶkaiG2532ifG1487anyτινεςtinesG5100obeyἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinG544notG2532theG3588wordλόγῳ,logōG3056,theyG2532mayG2532withoutἄνευaneuG427theG3588wordλόγουlogouG3056beG2532gainedκερδηθήσονται,kerdēthēsontaiG2770byδιὰdiaG1223theG3588behaviourofG3056theirG2532wivesγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135;

2beholdingyourG1722chasteἁγνὴνhagnēnG53behaviour coupledwithG1722fearφόβῳphobōG5401.

3WhoseG3739adorningletG1510itG3739notοὐχouchG3756beἔστωestōG1510theG3588outward adorningofG2228plaitingtheG3588hairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359,andκαὶkaiG2532ofG2228wearingπεριθέσεωςperitheseōsG4025jewelsofG2228goldχρυσίωνchrusiōnG5553,orG2228ofG2228puttingἐνδύσεωςenduseōsG1745onG2228apparel;

4butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235letG1510itG3739beG1510theG3588hiddenκρυπτὸςkruptosG2927manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444ofG4151theG3588heartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,inG1722theG3588incorruptible apparelofG4151aG1510meekandκαὶkaiG2532quietἡσυχίουhēsuchiouG2272spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,whichG3739isG1510inG1722theG3588sightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofG4151GodθεοῦtheouG2316ofG4151great price.

5ForγάρgarG1063afterG2532thisG3779mannerG3779aforetimetheG3588holyἅγιαιhagiaiG40womenG1135alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whoG3588hopedἐλπίζουσαιelpizousaiG1679inG1519GodθεὸνtheonG2316,adornedἐκόσμουνekosmounG2885themselvesG1438,beingG1135inG1519subjectionὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293toG1519theirG1438ownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν·andrasinG435:

6asG5613SarahΣάρραSarraG4564obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,callingκαλοῦσα,kalousaG2564himαὐτὸνautonG846lordκύριονkurionG2962:whoseἧςhēsG3739childrenτέκναteknaG5043yenowG2532are,ifG5613yedoG1096wellG2532,andG2532arenotμὴmēG3361putG1096inG2532fearφοβούμεναιphoboumenaiG5399byG2532anyμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367terror.

7YehusbandsἄνδρεςandresG435,inG1519likeG5613mannerὁμοίως,homoiōsG3668, dwellwithG2596yourG2532wivesaccordingκατὰkataG2596toG1519knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108, giving honour untotheΟἱHoiG3588womanγυναικείῳgunaikeiōG1134,asG5613untotheτῷtōG3588weakerἀσθενεστέρῳasthenesterōG772vesselσκεύειskeueiG4632,asG5613beingὑμῶν.¶humōnG4771alsoκαὶkaiG2532joint-heirsofG5485theτὸtoG3588graceχάριτοςcharitosG5485ofG5485lifeζωῆςzōēsG2222;toG1519theτὰςtasG3588endG1519thatG5613yourG2532prayersπροσευχὰςproseuchasG4335beG2532notμὴmēG3361hinderedἐγκόπτεσθαιegkoptesthaiG1465.

8FinallyτέλοςtelosG5056,beG3956yeallG3956likeminded,compassionateεὔσπλαγχνοι,eusplagchnoiG2155, lovingasδὲdeG1161brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

9notμὴmēG3361renderingevilκακὸνkakonG2556forG1519evilκακοῦkakouG2556,orἢēG2228revilingforG1519reviling;butδὲdeG1161contrariwiseblessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129;forG1519hereunto were yecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564,thatὅτιhotiG3754yeshouldἵναinaG2443inheritκληρονομήσητε.klēronomēsēteG2816ablessingG2129.

10ForγὰρgarG1063,HeG2532thatG3708wouldθέλωνthelōnG2309loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,AndG2532seeG3708goodἀγαθὰςagathasG18daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, LethimG3708refrainG3361hisG3708tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100fromἀπὸapoG575evilκακοῦkakouG2556,AndG2532hisG3708lipsχείληcheilēG5491thatG3708theyG2532speakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980noG3361guile:

11AndG2532lethimG846turnἐκκλινάτωekklinatōG1578awayG575fromG575evilκακοῦkakouG2556,andG2532doποιησάτωpoiēsatōG4160goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18; LethimG846seekζητησάτωzētēsatōG2212peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,andG2532pursueδιωξάτωdiōxatōG1377itG846.

12ForεἰςeisG1519theG2532eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788ofG2962theG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962areuponἐπὶepiG1909theG2532righteousδικαίους,dikaiousG1342,AndG2532hisG846earsὦταōtaG3775untotheirG846supplicationδέησινdeēsinG1162:ButδὲdeG1161theG2532faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383ofG2962theG2532LordκυρίουkuriouG2962isuponἐπὶepiG1909themG846thatὅτιhotiG3754doποιοῦνταςpoiountasG4160evilκακά.¶kakaG2556.

13AndG2532whoὁhoG3588isheG2532thatG1096willG5101harmκακώσωνkakōsōnG2559youG5210,ifἐὰνeanG1437yebeG1096zealousζηλωταὶzēlōtaiG2207ofτοῦtouG3588thatG1096whichG5101isgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18?

14ButδὲdeG1161andG2532ifεἰeiG1487yeshouldG2532sufferπάσχοιτεpaschoiteG3958forG1223righteousness’sakeG1223,blessedμακάριοι.makarioiG3107are ye:andG2532fearG5401notμὴmēG3361theirαὐτῶνautōnG846fearG5401,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366beG2532troubledταραχθῆτε·tarachthēteG5015;

15butδὲdeG1161sanctifyἁγιάσατεhagiasateG37inG1722yourG2962heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588ChristΧριστὸνChristonG5547asG1722LordκύριονkurionG2962:beingG104readyἝτοιμοιHetoimoiG2092alwaysἀεὶaeiG104toG4314giveanswerG3056toG4314everyG3956manthatG3956askethyouG5210areasonG3056concerningπερὶperiG4012theG3956hopeἐλπίδος,elpidosG1680thatG3956isinG1722youG5210,yetG2532withG3326meeknessG4240andG2532fearG5401:

16havingG2192agoodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893;thatG3739, wherein ye are spokenagainstG3326,theyG3739mayG2532beG2532puttoἵναinaG2443shameκαταισχυνθῶσινkataischunthōsinG2617whoG3739revileἐπηρεάζοντεςepēreazontesG1908yourG2192goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18mannerἀναστροφήν.anastrophēnG391ofἐνenG1722lifeG391inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

17ForG1063it isbetterG2909,ifεἰeiG1487theG3588willG2307ofG2316Godθεοῦ,theouG2316shouldG2316soG1063willG2307,thatG2316yesufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958forG1063well-doingthanἢēG2228forG1063evil-doing.

18BecauseG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532sufferedG599forG3754sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266onceἅπαξhapaxG530,theG3588righteousδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342forG3754theG3588unrighteousἀδίκων,adikōnG94,thatG3754heG2532mightG2532bringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēG4317usπερὶperiG4012toG2443Godθεῷ,theōG2316;beingὑμᾶςhumasG4771putθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheisG2289toG2443deathG2289inG2316theG3588fleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,butδὲdeG1161quickenedinG2316theG3588spiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151;

19inἐνenG1722whichᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532heG2532wentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andG2532preachedἐκήρυξενekēruxenG2784untotheτοῖςtoisG3588spiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438,

20whichG3739aforetimewereG1510disobedientἀπειθήσασίνapeithēsasinG544,whenὅτεhoteG3753theG3588longsufferingofG2250GodθεοῦtheouG2316waitedἀπεξεδέχετοapexedechetoG553inG1722theG3588daysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofG2250NoahΝῶεNōeG3575,whileG1722theG3588arkκιβωτοῦ,kibōtouG2787wasG1510aG1510preparing, whereinfewὀλίγοι,oligoiG3641,thatG3739isG1510,eightὀκτὼoktōG3638soulsψυχαί,psuchaiG5590,wereG1510savedδιεσώθησανdiesōthēsanG1295throughδι᾽di᾽G1223waterὕδατος·hudatosG5204:

21whichὃhoG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532afterG1223a true likeness dothnowνῦνnunG3568saveσῴζειsōzeiG4982youG5210,evenG2532baptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908,notοὐouG3756theG1223putting awayofG1223theG1223filthofG1223theG1223fleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,butἀλλὰallaG235theG1223interrogationofG1223agoodἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893towardεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν,theonG2316,throughG1223theG1223resurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofG1223JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547;

22whoὅςhosG3739isG1510onἐνenG1722theG2532rightδεξιᾷdexiaG1188handG1188ofG2316GodθεοῦtheouG2316, havinggoneπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198intoεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772;angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32andG2532authoritiesἐξουσιῶνexousiōnG1849andG2532powersδυνάμεων.¶dunameōnG1411beingG1510madesubjectὑποταγέντωνhupotagentōnG5293untohimαὐτῷautōG846.

Revised Version 1895 — 1895 — Public Domain

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