1 Peter

1 Peter 3:12

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and His ears are inclined to their prayer.

But the face of the Lord is against

those who do evil.”^a

Footnotes

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
eyes	ὀφθαλμοὶ	ophthalmoi	Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural	G3788 the eye
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
on	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
righteous	δικαίους	dikaious	Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural	G1342 just, righteous, impartial
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
His	αὐτοῦ	autou	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
ears	ὦτα	ōta	Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural	G3775 the ear
are inclined to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
their	αὐτῶν	autōn	Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G846 he, she, it, they, them, same
prayer	δέησιν	deēsin	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G1162 supplication, prayer
But	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
face	πρόσωπον	prosōpon	Noun - Nominative Neuter Singular	G4383 the face, countenance, surface
of	Κυρίου	Kyriou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G2962 lord, Lord, master, sir
against	ἐπὶ	epi	Preposition	G1909 on, to, against, on the basis of, at
those who do	ποιοῦντας	poiountas	Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Plural	G4160 I do, make
evil	κακά	kaka	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Plural	G2556 bad, evil

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.