Focused Passage

1 Peter 4:7-11

Suffering with Christ, Living for God's Will, and Entrusting the Soul to the Faithful Creator

Peter moves from arming believers with Christ's suffering mindset, to rejecting former sinful patterns, to living soberly in view of the end, to stewarding grace within the church, to rejoicing in fiery trials, and finally to entrusting the soul to the faithful Creator while continuing to do good.

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

7The end of all things is near. Therefore be clear-minded and sober, so that you can pray.

8Above all, love one another deeply, because love covers over a multitude of sins.

9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

10As good stewards of the manifold grace of God, each of you should use whatever gift he has received to serve one another.

11If anyone speaks, he should speak as one conveying the words of God. If anyone serves, he should serve with the strength God provides, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

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References and Original Words

Verse 7

Cross-references

1 Peter 5:8Classic cross-references 1 Thessalonians 5:17Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 16:13Classic cross-references Philippians 4:6Classic cross-references James 5:8Classic cross-references

Original words

-δὲG1161ConjunctionTheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularendτέλοςG5056Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof all [things]ΠάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter Pluralis nearἤγγικενG1448Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularThereforeοὖνG3767Conjunctionbe clear-mindedσωφρονήσατεG4993Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionsoberνήψατεG3525Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralso thatεἰςG1519Prepositionyou can prayπροσευχάςG4335Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural

Verse 8

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 13:4Classic cross-references Proverbs 10:12Classic cross-references Colossians 3:14Classic cross-references Proverbs 17:9Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 13:7Classic cross-references

Original words

AboveπρὸG4253PrepositionallπάντωνG3956Adjective - Genitive Neuter Plural-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularloveἀγάπηνG26Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularvvvεἰςG1519Prepositionone anotherἑαυτοὺςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralvvvἔχοντεςG2192Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine PluraldeeplyἐκτενῆG1618Adjective - Accusative Feminine SingularbecauseὅτιG3754ConjunctionloveἀγάπηG26Noun - Nominative Feminine Singularcovers overκαλύπτειG2572Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara multitudeπλῆθοςG4128Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof sinsἁμαρτιῶνG266Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural

BSB notes

See Proverbs 10:12

Verse 9

Cross-references

Philippians 2:14Classic cross-references Hebrews 13:2Classic cross-references 2 Corinthians 9:7Classic cross-references Matthew 25:14Classic cross-references Romans 12:13Classic cross-references

Original words

Show hospitalityφιλόξενοιG5382Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluraltoεἰςG1519Prepositionone anotherἀλλήλουςG240Personal / Reciprocal Pronoun - Accusative Masculine PluralwithoutἄνευG427PrepositioncomplainingγογγυσμοῦG1112Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular

Verse 10

Cross-references

Romans 12:6Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 12:4Classic cross-references 2 Timothy 1:6Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 4:1Classic cross-references Mark 10:45Classic cross-references

Original words

AsὡςG5613AdverbgoodκαλοὶG2570Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralstewardsοἰκονόμοιG3623Noun - Nominative Masculine Pluralof [the] manifoldποικίληςG4164Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingulargraceχάριτοςG5485Noun - Genitive Feminine Singularof GodΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular-καθὼςG2531Adverbeach [of you]ἕκαστοςG1538Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular[should use]εἰςG1519PrepositionwhateverαὐτὸG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Neuter 3rd Person SingulargiftχάρισμαG5486Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularhe has receivedἔλαβενG2983Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto serveδιακονοῦντεςG1247Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralone anotherἑαυτοὺςG1438Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural

Verse 11

Cross-references

1 Corinthians 10:31Classic cross-references Colossians 3:17Classic cross-references 1 Peter 5:10Classic cross-references Matthew 5:16Classic cross-references Romans 12:3Classic cross-references

Original words

IfεἴG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularspeaksλαλεῖG2980Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[he should speak] asὡςG5613AdverbvvvΘεοῦG2316Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularone conveying the words of GodλόγιαG3051Noun - Accusative Neuter PluralIfεἴG1487ConjunctionanyoneτιςG5100Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularservesδιακονεῖG1247Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[he should serve]ὡςG5613AdverbwithἐξG1537Preposition[the] strengthἰσχύοςG2479Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular-ἧςG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεόςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularprovidesχορηγεῖG5524Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularso thatἵναG2443ConjunctioninἐνG1722Prepositionall thingsπᾶσινG3956Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural-ὁG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularGodΘεὸςG2316Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularmay be glorifiedδοξάζηταιG1392Verb - Present Subjunctive Middle or Passive - 3rd Person SingularthroughδιὰG1223PrepositionJesusἸησοῦG2424Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularChristΧριστοῦG5547Noun - Genitive Masculine Singularto whomᾧG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Dative Masculine SingularbeἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartheἡG3588Article - Nominative Feminine SingulargloryδόξαG1391Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularpowerκράτοςG2904Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularvvvεἰςG1519PrepositionvvvτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluralforeverαἰῶναςG165Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural[and]τῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraleverαἰώνωνG165Noun - Genitive Masculine PluralAmenἀμήνG281Hebrew Word

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