1 Peter 2:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.”

1 Peter 2:20 — Greek Interlinear

Greek · 1 Peter 2:2018 words

GreekMeaning

ποῖονpoion

What kind ofpronounG4169

γὰρgar

forwordG1063

κλέοςkleos

credit is itnounG2811

εἰei

ifadverbG1487

ἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontes

sinningverbG264

καὶkai

andwordG2532

κολαφιζόμενοιkolaphizomenoi

being struckverbG2852

ὑπομενεῖτεhypomeneite

you will endure?verbG5278

ἀλλ’all’

ButwordG235

εἰei

ifwordG1487

ἀγαθοποιοῦντεςagathopoiountes

doing goodverbG15

καὶkai

andwordG2532

πάσχοντεςpaschontes

sufferingverbG3958

ὑπομενεῖτεhypomeneite

you will endureverbG5278

τοῦτοtouto

this isdemonstrativeG3778

χάριςcharis

commendablenounG5485

παρὰpara

beforeprepositionG3844

θεῷtheō

GodnounG2316

ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.

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