1 Peter

1 Peter 2:18–19

18Servants, submit yourselves to your masters with all respect,f not only to those who are good and gentle, but even to those who are unreasonable. 19For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.

Footnotes

  • f 2:18 Or in all fear

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1 Peter 2:18

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ServantsοἰκέταιoiketaiNoun - Vocative Masculine PluralG3610 a household servant
submit yourselvesὑποτασσόμενοιhypotassomenoiVerb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralG5293 I place under, subject to
toτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
mastersδεσπόταιςdespotaisNoun - Dative Masculine PluralG1203 a lord, master, or prince
withἐνenPrepositionG1722 in, on, among
allπαντὶpantiAdjective - Dative Masculine SingularG3956 all, the whole, every kind of
respectφόβῳphobōNoun - Dative Masculine SingularG5401 fear, terror, reverence
notοὐouAdverbG3756 no, not
onlyμόνονmononAdverbG3440 alone, but, only
to those whoτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
goodἀγαθοῖςagathoisAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG18 good
andκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
gentleἐπιεικέσινepieikesinAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG1933 gentle, mild, forbearing, fair, reasonable
butἀλλὰallaConjunctionG235 but, except
evenκαὶkaiConjunctionG2532 and, even, also, namely
to those whoτοῖςtoisArticle - Dative Masculine PluralG3588 the
unreasonableσκολιοῖςskolioisAdjective - Dative Masculine PluralG4646 crooked, perverse, unfair

1 Peter 2:19

EnglishGreekSounds likeGrammarWord study
ForγὰρgarConjunctionG1063 for
ifεἰeiConjunctionG1487 if
anyoneτιςtisInterrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularG5100 any one, some one
enduresὑποφέρειhypophereiVerb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularG5297 I endure, suffer
the painλύπαςlypasNoun - Accusative Feminine PluralG3077 pain, grief
of unjustἀδίκωςadikōsAdverbG95 unjustly
sufferingπάσχωνpaschōnVerb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularG3958 I am acted upon, suffer
becauseδιὰdiaPrepositionG1223 through, on account of
he is consciousσυνείδησινsyneidēsinNoun - Accusative Feminine SingularG4893 the conscience
of GodΘεοῦTheouNoun - Genitive Masculine SingularG2316 God, a god
thisτοῦτοtoutoDemonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter SingularG3778 this, he, she, it
is to be commendedχάριςcharisNoun - Nominative Feminine SingularG5485 grace, favor, kindness

Cross-references

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1 Peter 2:18 Titus 2:9–10 · Ephesians 6:5–7 · Colossians 3:22–25 · 1 Timothy 6:1–3 · Proverbs 3:32

1 Peter 2:19 Matthew 5:10–12 · 1 Peter 3:14–17 · 1 Peter 2:20 · Luke 6:32 · 1 Corinthians 15:10 · Romans 13:5 · John 15:21 · Psalm 119:86 · 2 Timothy 1:12 · 2 Corinthians 8:1 · 2 Corinthians 1:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.