1 Peter

1 Peter 3:9

⁹Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not repay	ἀποδιδόντες	apodidontes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G591 I give back, return, sell
evil	κακὸν	kakon	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
with	ἀντὶ	anti	Preposition	G473 instead of, for
evil	κακοῦ	kakou	Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular	G2556 bad, evil
or	ἢ	ē	Conjunction	G2228 or, than
insult	λοιδορίαν	loidorian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G3059 reviling, abuse
with	ἀντὶ	anti	Preposition	G473 instead of, for
insult	λοιδορίας	loidorias	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3059 reviling, abuse
but	δὲ	de	Conjunction	G1161 but, on the other hand, and
with blessing	εὐλογοῦντες	eulogountes	Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural	G2127 I bless
because	ὅτι	hoti	Conjunction	G3754 that, since, because
to	εἰς	eis	Preposition	G1519 into, in, among, till, for
this	τοῦτο	touto	Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3778 this, he, she, it
you were called	ἐκλήθητε	eklēthēte	Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural	G2564 I call, invite, name
so that	ἵνα	hina	Conjunction	G2443 in order that, so that
you may inherit	κληρονομήσητε	klēronomēsēte	Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2816 I inherit, obtain
a blessing	εὐλογίαν	eulogian	Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular	G2129 adulation, praise, blessing

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