1 Peter 2:21 — King James Version← Study notes
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:”
1 Peter 2:21 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · 1 Peter 2:2118 words
εἰςeisinto / to
τοῦτοtoutohe (it was that), hereof, it
γὰρgarfor
ἐκλήθητεeklēthētebid, call (forth), (whose
ὅτιhotithat / because
καὶkaiand / also
ΧριστὸςChristosChrist / Anointed
ἔπαθενepathenfeel, passion, suffer
ὑπὲρhyperabove / for
ὑμῶνhymōnyou
ὑμῖνhyminyou
ὑπολιμπάνωνhypolimpanōnleave
ὑπογραμμὸνhypogrammonexample
ἵναhinaso that / in order that
ἐπακολουθήσητεepakolouthēsētefollow (after)
τοῖςtoisthe
ἴχνεσινichnesinstep
αὐτοῦautouhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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