1 Peter

1 Peter 3:10–11

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.

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
Whoever	Ὁ	Ho	Article - Nominative Masculine Singular	G3588 the
would	θέλων	thelōn	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular	G2309 I will, wish, desire
love	ἀγαπᾶν	agapan	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G25 I love
life	ζωὴν	zōēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2222 life
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
see	ἰδεῖν	idein	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G3708 I see, look upon, experience
good	ἀγαθὰς	agathas	Adjective - Accusative Feminine Plural	G18 good
days	ἡμέρας	hēmeras	Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural	G2250 a day
must keep	παυσάτω	pausatō	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G3973 I cause to cease
tongue	γλῶσσαν	glōssan	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1100 the tongue, a language, nation
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
evil	κακοῦ	kakou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
lips	χείλη	cheilē	Noun - Accusative Neuter Plural	G5491 a lip, mouth, shore
deceitful	δόλον	dolon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G1388 deceit, guile, treachery
speech	λαλῆσαι	lalēsai	Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active	G2980 I speak, say

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He must turn	ἐκκλινάτω	ekklinatō	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1578 I fall away from, turn away
from	ἀπὸ	apo	Preposition	G575 from, away from
evil	κακοῦ	kakou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
do	ποιησάτω	poiēsatō	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G4160 I do, make
good	ἀγαθόν	agathon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G18 good
he must seek	ζητησάτω	zētēsatō	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G2212 I seek, search for, desire
peace	εἰρήνην	eirēnēn	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1515 peace, peace of mind
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
pursue	διωξάτω	diōxatō	Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular	G1377 I pursue, persecute
it	αὐτήν	autēn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same

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

1 Peter 3:10 Psalm 34:12–16 · James 1:26 · 1 Peter 2:22 · 1 Peter 2:1 · Revelation 14:5 · James 3:1–10 · John 1:47 · Proverbs 8:35 · John 12:25 · Proverbs 3:2 · Job 7:7–8 · Proverbs 3:18

1 Peter 3:11 Matthew 5:9 · Hebrews 12:14 · Psalm 34:14 · Colossians 3:15 · Romans 14:19 · James 4:17 · Romans 12:18 · 3 John 1:11 · Romans 14:17 · Romans 8:6 · Galatians 5:22 · Galatians 6:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.