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1 Peter 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.


1 Peter 2:12Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Peter 2:1226 words
GreekMeaning
τὴνtēn
thearticleG3588
ἀναστροφὴνanastrophēn
conductnounG391
ὑμῶνhymōn
of youpronounG4771
ἐνen
amongprepositionG1722
τοῖςtois
thearticleG3588
ἔθνεσινethnesin
GentilesnounG1484
ἔχοντεςechontes
keepingverbG2192
καλήνkalēn
honorableadjectiveG2570
ἵναhina
so thatwordG2443
ἐνen
whereinprepositionG1722
whichrelative pronounG3739
καταλαλοῦσινkatalalousin
they speak againstverbG2635
ὑμῶνhymōn
youpronounG4771
ὡςhōs
aswordG5613
κακοποιῶνkakopoiōn
evildoersnounG2555
ἐκek
throughprepositionG1537
τῶνtōn
thearticleG3588
καλῶνkalōn
goodadjectiveG2570
ἔργωνergōn
deedsnounG2041
ἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontes
beholdverbG2029
δοξάσωσιdoxasōsi
they may glorifyverbG1392
τὸνton
thearticleG3588
θεὸνtheon
GodnounG2316
ἐνen
inprepositionG1722
ἡμέρᾳhēmera
the daynounG2250
ἐπισκοπῆςepiskopēs
of visitationnounG1984
Greek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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