Focused Passage

1 Peter 3:8-12

Holy Conduct, Gentle Witness, and Suffering for Righteousness

Peter moves from Christ-shaped household conduct, to unified church life, to blessing enemies, to suffering for righteousness, to gentle apologetic witness, and finally to Christ's suffering, resurrection, baptismal significance, and exalted reign.

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

8Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

10For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

11He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 8

Original words

vvvδὲG1161ConjunctionvvvΤὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularFinallyτέλοςG5056Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularall [of you]πάντεςG3956Adjective - Vocative Masculine Plural[be] like-mindedὁμόφρονεςG3675Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] sympatheticσυμπαθεῖςG4835Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plurallove as brothersφιλάδελφοιG5361Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural[be] tenderheartedεὔσπλαγχνοιG2155Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] humbleταπεινόφρονεςG5012Adjective - Nominative Masculine Plural
Verse 9

Original words

vvvμὴG3361AdverbDo not repayἀποδιδόντεςG591Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralevilκακὸνG2556Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularwithἀντὶG473PrepositionevilκακοῦG2556Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularorG2228ConjunctioninsultλοιδορίανG3059Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwithἀντὶG473PrepositioninsultλοιδορίαςG3059Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularbutδὲG1161Conjunction. . .τοὐναντίονG5121Adverb - Comparativewith blessingεὐλογοῦντεςG2127Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluralbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctiontoεἰςG1519PrepositionthisτοῦτοG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularyou were calledἐκλήθητεG2564Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Pluralso thatἵναG2443Conjunctionyou may inheritκληρονομήσητεG2816Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plurala blessingεὐλογίανG2129Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 10

Original words

ForγὰρG1063ConjunctionWhoeverG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularwouldθέλωνG2309Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularloveἀγαπᾶνG25Verb - Present Infinitive ActivelifeζωὴνG2222Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionseeἰδεῖνG3708Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivegoodἀγαθὰςG18Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραςG2250Noun - Accusative Feminine Pluralmust keepπαυσάτωG3973Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular[his]τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulartongueγλῶσσανG1100Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionevilκακοῦG2556Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunction[his] lipsχείληG5491Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural[from]μὴG3361Adverb-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingulardeceitfulδόλονG1388Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularspeechλαλῆσαιG2980Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Verse 11

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionHe must turnἐκκλινάτωG1578Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularfromἀπὸG575PrepositionevilκακοῦG2556Adjective - Genitive Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiondoποιησάτωG4160Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingulargoodἀγαθόνG18Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singularhe must seekζητησάτωG2212Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularpeaceεἰρήνηνG1515Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionpursueδιωξάτωG1377Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτήνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 12

Original words

ForὅτιG3754Conjunction[the] eyesὀφθαλμοὶG3788Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[are] onἐπὶG1909Preposition[the] righteousδικαίουςG1342Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularearsὦταG3775Noun - Nominative Neuter Pluralare inclined toεἰςG1519PrepositiontheirαὐτῶνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person PluralprayerδέησινG1162Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularButδὲG1161Conjunction[the] faceπρόσωπονG4383Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof [the] LordΚυρίουG2962Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular[is] againstἐπὶG1909Prepositionthose who doποιοῦνταςG4160Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralevilκακάG2556Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural

BSB notes

  • Psalm 34:12–16 (see also LXX)

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