1 Peter

1 Peter 2:21–22

²¹For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

²²“He committed no sin,

and no deceit was found in His mouth.”^g

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Greek it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	γὰρ	gar	Conjunction	G1063 for
to this	Εἰς	Eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
you were called	ἐκλήθητε	eklēthēte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G2564 I call, invite, name
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
Christ	Χριστὸς	Christos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5547 anointed, the Messiah, the Christ
also	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
suffered	ἔπαθεν	epathen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3958 I am acted upon, suffer
for	ὑπὲρ	hyper	Preposition	G5228 in behalf of, above
you	ὑμῶν	hymōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
leaving	ὑπολιμπάνων	hypolimpanōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G5277 I leave behind
you	ὑμῖν	hymin	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Plural	G4771 you
an example	ὑπογραμμὸν	hypogrammon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G5261 a writing-copy, an example
that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you should follow in	ἐπακολουθήσητε	epakolouthēsēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1872 I follow close after, endorse
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
footsteps	ἴχνεσιν	ichnesin	Noun - Dative Neuter Plural	G2487 a track, footstep

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He	Ὃς	Hos	Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3739 who, which, what, that
committed	ἐποίησεν	epoiēsen	Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
no	οὐκ	ouk	Adverb	G3756 no, not
sin	ἁμαρτίαν	hamartian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G266 a sin
no	οὐδὲ	oude	Conjunction	G3761 neither, nor, not even
deceit	δόλος	dolos	Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular	G1388 deceit, guile, treachery
was found	εὑρέθη	heurethē	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular	G2147 I find
in	ἐν	en	Preposition	G1722 in, on, among
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
mouth	στόματι	stomati	Noun - Dative Neuter Singular	G4750 the mouth, speech

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Peter 2:21 1 John 2:6 · Matthew 16:24 · John 13:15 · Ephesians 5:2 · 1 John 3:16 · 1 Corinthians 11:1 · 1 Peter 4:1 · 1 Peter 2:24 · Philippians 2:5 · Acts 14:22 · Matthew 11:29 · Romans 8:29

1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9 · Hebrews 4:15 · 2 Corinthians 5:21 · 1 John 3:5 · 1 John 2:1 · Revelation 14:5 · Hebrews 7:26–27 · Luke 23:41 · Hebrews 9:28 · Matthew 27:23–24 · Luke 23:47 · Matthew 27:19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.