1 Peter
1 Peter 2:21
21For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:
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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.