Focused Passage

1 Peter 2:11-17

A Holy People Living as Witnesses among the Nations

Peter moves from craving the pure word, to coming to Christ the living Stone, to embracing the church's priestly identity, to living honorably as foreigners and exiles, to submitting under human authority, and finally to enduring unjust suffering by following the suffering Shepherd.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

11 Beloved, I urge you, as foreigners and exiles, to abstain from the desires of the flesh, which war against your soul.

12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.

13 Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,

14 or to governors as those sent by him to punish those who do wrong and to praise those who do right.

15 For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish men.

16 Live in freedom, but do not use your freedom as a cover-up for evil; live as servants of God.

17 Treat everyone with high regard: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king.

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References and Original Words

Verse 11

Cross-references

2 Timothy 2:22 Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 7:1 Classic cross-references Galatians 5:16 Classic cross-references Philippians 2:12 Classic cross-references James 4:1 Classic cross-references

Original words

Beloved Ἀγαπητοί G27 Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural I urge [you] παρακαλῶ G3870 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb foreigners παροίκους G3941 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction exiles παρεπιδήμους G3927 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural to abstain ἀπέχεσθαι G568 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle from τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Plural [the] desires ἐπιθυμιῶν G1939 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural of the flesh σαρκικῶν G4559 Adjective - Genitive Feminine Plural which αἵτινες G3748 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Feminine Plural war στρατεύονται G4754 Verb - Present Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural against κατὰ G2596 Preposition [your] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular soul ψυχῆς G5590 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 12

Cross-references

Matthew 5:16 Classic cross-references Philippians 4:8 Classic cross-references 1 Peter 3:16 Classic cross-references Ephesians 2:10 Classic cross-references Titus 2:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

- τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Conduct ἔχοντες G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . ἀναστροφὴν G391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular yourselves ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural with such honor καλήν G2570 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular among ἐν G1722 Preposition the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Plural Gentiles ἔθνεσιν G1484 Noun - Dative Neuter Plural that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition though ᾧ G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular they slander καταλαλοῦσιν G2635 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural you ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural as ὡς G5613 Adverb evildoers κακοποιῶν G2555 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural - ἐκ G1537 Preposition they may see ἐποπτεύοντες G2029 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [your] τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Plural good καλῶν G2570 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural deeds ἔργων G2041 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural [and] glorify δοξάσωσιν G1392 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεὸν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular on ἐν G1722 Preposition [the] day ἡμέρᾳ G2250 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular He visits us ἐπισκοπῆς G1984 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular

Verse 13

Cross-references

Romans 13 BSB references Romans 13:1 Classic cross-references Colossians 3:23 Classic cross-references Titus 3:1 Classic cross-references 1 Timothy 2:1 Classic cross-references Romans 13:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

Submit yourselves Ὑποτάγητε G5293 Verb - Aorist Imperative Passive - 2nd Person Plural for the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular Lord’s Κύριον G2962 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular sake διὰ G1223 Preposition to every πάσῃ G3956 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular human ἀνθρωπίνῃ G442 Adjective - Dative Feminine Singular institution κτίσει G2937 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular whether εἴτε G1535 Conjunction to [the] king βασιλεῖ G935 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb the supreme [authority] ὑπερέχοντι G5242 Verb - Present Participle Active - Dative Masculine Singular

Verse 14

Cross-references

Romans 13:3 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 11:17 Classic cross-references Isaiah 53:2 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 2:2 Classic cross-references Nehemiah 13:21 Classic cross-references

Original words

or εἴτε G1535 Conjunction to governors ἡγεμόσιν G2232 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural as ὡς G5613 Adverb those sent πεμπομένοις G3992 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Masculine Plural by δι’ G1223 Preposition him αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular to εἰς G1519 Preposition punish ἐκδίκησιν G1557 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular those who do wrong κακοποιῶν G2555 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural and δὲ G1161 Conjunction to praise ἔπαινον G1868 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular those who do right ἀγαθοποιῶν G17 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

Verse 15

Cross-references

Galatians 6:9 Classic cross-references Colossians 3:23 Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Classic cross-references Matthew 6:10 Classic cross-references Colossians 1:9 Classic cross-references

Original words

For ὅτι G3754 Conjunction it is ἐστὶν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular vvv τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - τὸ G3588 Article - Nominative Neuter Singular will θέλημα G2307 Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular that οὕτως G3779 Adverb by doing good ἀγαθοποιοῦντας G15 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural you should silence φιμοῦν G5392 Verb - Present Infinitive Active the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular ignorance ἀγνωσίαν G56 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular of foolish ἀφρόνων G878 Adjective - Genitive Masculine Plural - τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Plural men ἀνθρώπων G444 Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

Verse 16

Cross-references

Galatians 5:1 Classic cross-references Galatians 5:13 Classic cross-references John 8:32 Classic cross-references Romans 6:1 Classic cross-references James 1:25 Classic cross-references

Original words

[Live] ὡς G5613 Adverb in freedom ἐλεύθεροι G1658 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural [but] καὶ G2532 Conjunction vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb do not use ἔχοντες G2192 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [your] τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular freedom ἐλευθερίαν G1657 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb a cover-up ἐπικάλυμμα G1942 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular for τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular evil κακίας G2549 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction [live] as ὡς G5613 Adverb servants δοῦλοι G1401 Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural of God Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 17

Cross-references

Malachi 1:6 Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 12:13 Classic cross-references Romans 12:10 Classic cross-references Proverbs 24:21 Classic cross-references Romans 13:7 Classic cross-references

Original words

Treat everyone with high regard τιμήσατε G5091 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural . . . Πάντας G3956 Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural Love ἀγαπᾶτε G25 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular brotherhood [of believers] ἀδελφότητα G81 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular fear φοβεῖσθε G5399 Verb - Present Imperative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person Plural - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular God Θεὸν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular honor τιμᾶτε G5091 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Plural the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular king βασιλέα G935 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular

BSB notes

Literally Love the brotherhood

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