Revised Webster's Bible

1 Peter 3

1LikewiseὉμοίωςHomoiōsG3668, yewivesγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135, be insubjectionὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293to yourownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν,andrasinG435;thatἵναinaG2443, ifanyG1536obeynotἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinG544thewordλόγῳ,logōG3056,theyG2770alsoκαὶkaiG2532mayG2770withoutἄνευaneuG427thewordλόγουlogouG3056bewonG2770byδιὰdiaG1223thebehaviourἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsG391of thewivesγυναικῶνgunaikōnG1135;

2While theybeholdἐποπτεύσαντεςepopteusantesG2029yourG5216chasteἁγνὴνhagnēnG53behaviourἀναστροφὴνanastrophēnG391coupledwithἐνenG1722fearφόβῳphobōG5401.

3WhoseὧνhōnG3739adorningκόσμος,kosmosG2889letitG2077notοὐχouchG3756beG2077thatoutwardἔξωθενexōthenG1855adorning ofarrangingἐμπλοκῆςemplokēsG1708thehairτριχῶνtrichōnG2359,andκαὶkaiG2532ofwearingπεριθέσεωςperitheseōsG4025goldχρυσίωνchrusiōnG5553,orἢēG2228of puttingonἐνδύσεωςenduseōsG1745apparelἱματίωνhimatiōnG2440;

4Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235let it be thehiddenκρυπτὸςkruptosG2927manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444of theheartκαρδίαςkardiasG2588,inἐνenG1722that which is notcorruptibleἀφθάρτῳaphthartōG862, even the ornament of ameekG4239andκαὶkaiG2532quietἡσυχίουhēsuchiouG2272spiritπνεύματος,pneumatosG4151,whichὅhoG3739isG2076in thesightἐνώπιονenōpionG1799ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316of greatpriceπολυτελές.polutelesG4185.

5ForγάρgarG1063after thismannerοὕτωςhoutōsG3779in formertimesποτεpoteG4218theholyἅγιαιhagiaiG40womenγυναῖκεςgunaikesG1135alsoκαὶkaiG2532,whoG3588trustedἐλπίζουσαιelpizousaiG1679inG1909GodθεὸνtheonG2316,adornedἐκόσμουνekosmounG2885themselvesἑαυτάςhe'autasG1438, being insubjectionὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaiG5293to theirownἰδίοιςidioisG2398husbandsἀνδράσιν·andrasinG435:

6EvenasὡςhōsG5613SarahΣάρραSarraG4564obeyedὑπήκουσενhupēkousenG5219AbrahamἈβραὰμAbraamG11,callingκαλοῦσα,kalousaG2564himαὐτὸνautonG846lordκύριονkurionG2962:whoseἧςhēsG3739daughtersτέκναteknaG5043yeareἐγενήθητεegenēthēteG1096, as long as ye dowellἀγαθοποιοῦσαιagathopoiousaiG15,andκαὶkaiG2532areG5399notμὴmēG3361afraidG5399withanyμηδεμίανmēdemianG3367terrorπτόησιν.¶ptoēsinG4423.

7Likewiseὁμοίως,homoiōsG3668, yehusbandsἄνδρεςandresG435, dwellwithσυνοικοῦντεςsunoikountesG4924them accordingtoκατὰkataG2596knowledgeγνῶσινgnōsinG1108,givingἀπονέμοντεςaponemontesG632honourτιμὴνtimēnG5092to thewifeγυναικείῳgunaikeiōG1134,asὡςhōsG5613to theweakerἀσθενεστέρῳasthenesterōG772vesselσκεύειskeueiG4632,andκαὶkaiG2532asὡςhōsG5613being heirstogetherσυγκληρονόμοιςsugklēronomoisG4789of thegraceχάριτοςcharitosG5485oflifeζωῆςzōēsG2222;thatεἰςeisG1519yourG5216prayersπροσευχὰςproseuchasG4335beG1581notμὴmēG3361hinderedG1581.

8Finallyδὲ τέλοςde telosG1161 G5056, be yeallπάντεςpantesG3956of onemindὁμόφρονες,homophronesG3675, having compassion one foranotherσυμπαθεῖς,sumpatheisG4835, love asbrethrenφιλάδελφοι,philadelphoiG5361, bepitifulεὔσπλαγχνοι,eusplagchnoiG2155, becourteousG5391:

9NotμὴmēG3361renderingἀποδιδόντεςapodidontesG591evilκακὸνkakonG2556forἀντὶantiG473evilκακοῦkakouG2556,orἢēG2228railingλοιδορίανloidorianG3059forἀντὶantiG473railingλοιδορίας,loidoriasG3059:butδὲdeG1161on thecontraryτοὐναντίονtounantionG5121blessingεὐλογίανeulogianG2129;knowingG1492thatὅτιhotiG3754ye arecalledἐκλήθητεeklēthēteG2564toεἰςeisG1519thisG5124,thatἵναinaG2443ye shouldinheritκληρονομήσητε.klēronomēsēteG2816ablessingεὐλογοῦντεςeulogountesG2127.

10ForγὰρgarG1063he thatwillθέλωνthelōnG2309loveἀγαπᾶνagapanG25lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222,andκαὶkaiG2532seeἰδεῖνideinG1492goodἀγαθὰςagathasG18daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250, let himrestrainπαυσάτωpausatōG3973hisG846tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100fromἀπὸapoG575evilκακοῦkakouG2556,andκαὶkaiG2532hisG846lipsχείληcheilēG5491that theyspeakλαλῆσαιlalēsaiG2980noμὴmēG3361guileδόλον.dolonG1388:

11Let him turnawayἐκκλινάτωekklinatōG1578fromἀπὸapoG575evilκακοῦkakouG2556,andκαὶkaiG2532doποιησάτωpoiēsatōG4160goodἀγαθόν,agathonG18; let himseekζητησάτωzētēsatōG2212peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēnG1515,andκαὶkaiG2532pursueδιωξάτωdiōxatōG1377itαὐτήν.autēnG846.

12ForὅτιhotiG3754theeyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoiG3788of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962areoverἐπὶepiG1909therighteousδικαίους,dikaiousG1342,andκαὶkaiG2532hisαὐτοῦautouG846earsὦταōtaG3775are opentoεἰςeisG1519theirαὐτῶν,autōnG846prayersδέησινdeēsinG1162:butδὲdeG1161thefaceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of theLordκυρίουkuriouG2962isagainstἐπὶepiG1909them thatdoποιοῦνταςpoiountasG4160evilκακά.¶kakaG2556.

13AndΚαὶKaiG2532whoτίςtisG5101is he that willharmκακώσωνkakōsōnG2559youG5209,ifἐὰνeanG1437yeareγένησθε;genēstheG1096followersG3402of that which isgoodἀγαθοῦagathouG18?

14Butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235ifG1499yesufferπάσχοιτεpaschoiteG3958forδιὰdiaG1223righteousness’sakeδικαιοσύνην,dikaiosunēnG1343,happyμακάριοι.makarioiG3107are ye :andδὲdeG1161beG5399notμὴmēG3361afraidφοβηθῆτεphobēthēteG5399oftheirαὐτῶνautōnG846terrorφόβονphobonG5401,neitherμηδὲmēdeG3366betroubledταραχθῆτε·tarachthēteG5015;

15ButG1161sanctifyἁγιάσατεhagiasateG37theLordκύριονkurionG2962GodG2316inἐνenG1722yourG5216heartsκαρδίαιςkardiaisG2588:andG1161bereadyἝτοιμοιHetoimoiG2092alwaysἀεὶaeiG104toπρὸςprosG4314give ananswerἀπολογίανapologianG627to everymanπαντὶpantiG3956thataskethαἰτοῦντιaitountiG154youG5209areasonλόγονlogonG3056ofπερὶperiG4012thehopeἐλπίδος,elpidosG1680that isinἐνenG1722youG5213withG3326meeknessG4240andG2532fearG5401:

16HavingἔχοντεςechontesG2192agoodἀγαθήν,agathēnG18conscienceσυνείδησινsuneidēsinG4893;thatἵναinaG2443,thoughἐν ᾧen hōG1722 G3739they speakevilκαταλαλεῖσθεkatalaleistheG2635ofyouG5216,asG5613ofevildoersG2555, they may beashamedκαταισχυνθῶσινkataischunthōsinG2617that falselyaccuseἐπηρεάζοντεςepēreazontesG1908yourG5216goodἀγαθὴνagathēnG18behaviourἀναστροφήν.anastrophēnG391inἐνenG1722ChristΧριστῷChristōG5547.

17ForγὰρgarG1063it isbetterG2909,ifεἰeiG1487thewillθέλημαthelēmaG2307ofGodθεοῦ,theouG2316issoθέλοιtheloiG2309, that yesufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958for welldoingἀγαθοποιοῦντας,agathopoiountasG15,thanἢēG2228for evildoingκακοποιοῦντας·kakopoiountasG2554.

18ForὅτιhotiG3754ChristΧριστὸςChristosG5547alsoκαὶkaiG2532hathonceἅπαξhapaxG530sufferedἔπαθεν,epathenG3958forπερὶperiG4012sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnG266, thejustδίκαιοςdikaiosG1342forὑπὲρhuperG5228theunjustἀδίκων,adikōnG94,thatἵναinaG2443he mightbringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēG4317usG2248toGodθεῷ,theōG2316, being put todeathθανατωθεὶς μὲνthanatōtheis menG2289 G3303in thefleshσαρκί,sarkiG4561,butδὲdeG1161madealiveζῳοποιηθεὶςzōopoiētheisG2227by theSpiritπνεύματι,pneumatiG4151:

19ByἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739alsoκαὶkaiG2532hewentπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198andpreachedἐκήρυξενekēruxenG2784to thespiritsπνεύμασινpneumasinG4151inἐνenG1722prisonφυλακῇphulakēaG5438;

20Who at onetimeποτε,poteG4218weredisobedientἀπειθήσασίνapeithēsasinG544,whenὅτεhoteG3753onceG530thelongsufferingμακροθυμίαmakrothumiaG3115ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316waitedG1551inἐνenG1722thedaysἡμέραιςhēmeraisG2250ofNoahΝῶεNōeG3575, while thearkκιβωτοῦ,kibōtouG2787waspreparingκατασκευαζομένηςkataskeuazomenēsG2680,inεἰςeisG1519whichἣνhēnG3739fewὀλίγοι,oligoiG3641, thatisG5123,eightὀκτὼoktōG3638soulsψυχαί,psuchaiG5590weresavedδιεσώθησανdiesōthēsanG1295byδι᾽di᾽G1223waterὕδατος·hudatosG5204.

21The likefigureἀντίτυπονantituponG499towhichὃhoG3739evenbaptismβάπτισμα,baptismaG908dothG4982alsoκαὶkaiG2532nowνῦνnunG3568saveG4982usG2248(notοὐouG3756the puttingawayἀπόθεσιςapothesisG595of thefilthῥύπου,rhupouG4509of thefleshσαρκὸςsarkosG4561,butἀλλὰallaG235theanswerἐπερώτημαeperōtēmaG1906of agoodἀγαθῆςagathēsG18conscienceσυνειδήσεωςsuneidēseōsG4893towardεἰςeisG1519Godθεόν,theonG2316,)byδι᾽di᾽G1223theresurrectionἀναστάσεωςanastaseōsG386ofJesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424ChristΧριστοῦ,ChristouG5547:

22WhoὅςhosG3739isgoneπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198intoεἰςeisG1519heavenοὐρανόν,ouranonG3772, andisG2076onἐνenG1722the righthandδεξιᾷdexiaG1188ofGodθεοῦtheouG2316;angelsἀγγέλωνangelōnG32andκαὶkaiG2532authoritiesἐξουσιῶνexousiōnG1849andκαὶkaiG2532powersδυνάμεων.¶dunameōnG1411being madesubjectὑποταγέντωνhupotagentōnG5293tohimαὐτῷautōG846.

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