1 Peter 3:9
Text Analysis
Strong'sGreekEnglishMorphology
3361 [e]μὴ
notAdv
591 [e]ἀποδιδόντες
apodidontes
repayingV-PPA-NMP
2556 [e]κακὸν
kakon
evilAdj-ANS
473 [e]ἀντὶ
anti
forPrep
2556 [e]κακοῦ
kakou
evilAdj-GNS
2228 [e]
ē
orConj
3059 [e]λοιδορίαν
loidorian
insultN-AFS
473 [e]ἀντὶ
anti
forPrep
3059 [e]λοιδορίας,
loidorias
insult;N-GFS
5121 [e]τοὐναντίον
tounantion
on the contraryAdv-C
1161 [e]δὲ
de
however,Conj
2127 [e]εὐλογοῦντες,
eulogountes
blessing,V-PPA-NMP
3754 [e]ὅτι
hoti
becauseConj
1519 [e]εἰς
eis
toPrep
3778 [e]τοῦτο
touto
thisDPro-ANS
2564 [e]ἐκλήθητε
eklēthēte
you were called,V-AIP-2P
2443 [e]ἵνα
hina
so thatConj
2129 [e]εὐλογίαν
eulogian
blessingN-AFS
2816 [e]κληρονομήσητε.
klēronomēsēte
you should inherit.V-ASA-2P





















Greek Texts
ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 3:9 Greek NT: Nestle 1904
μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας, τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες, ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 3:9 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort 1881
μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες, ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 3:9 Greek NT: Westcott and Hort / [NA27 and UBS4 variants]
μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες, ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 3:9 Greek NT: RP Byzantine Majority Text 2005
μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ, ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας· τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες, εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε, ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 3:9 Greek NT: Greek Orthodox Church
μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας, τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες, εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε, ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 3:9 Greek NT: Tischendorf 8th Edition
μή ἀποδίδωμι κακός ἀντί κακός ἤ λοιδορία ἀντί λοιδορία τοὐναντίον δέ εὐλογέω ὅτι εἰς οὗτος καλέω ἵνα εὐλογία κληρονομέω

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 3:9 Greek NT: Scrivener's Textus Receptus 1894
μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ, ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας· τοὐναντίον δὲ. εὐλογοῦντες, εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε, ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε.

ΠΕΤΡΟΥ Α΄ 3:9 Greek NT: Stephanus Textus Receptus 1550
μὴ ἀποδιδόντες κακὸν ἀντὶ κακοῦ ἢ λοιδορίαν ἀντὶ λοιδορίας τοὐναντίον δὲ εὐλογοῦντες εἰδότες ὅτι εἰς τοῦτο ἐκλήθητε ἵνα εὐλογίαν κληρονομήσητε

1 Peter 3:9 Hebrew Bible
אל תשלמו רעה תחת רעה או חרפה תחת חרפה כי אם תברכו מדעתכם כי לזאת נקראתם למען תירשו את הברכה׃

1 Peter 3:9 Aramaic NT: Peshitta
ܘܠܐܢܫ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܚܠܦ ܒܝܫܬܐ ܠܐ ܬܦܪܥܘܢ ܘܐܦܠܐ ܨܘܚܝܬܐ ܚܠܦ ܨܘܚܝܬܐ ܐܠܐ ܕܠܩܘܒܠܐ ܕܗܠܝܢ ܗܘܝܬܘܢ ܡܒܪܟܝܢ ܠܗܕܐ ܓܝܪ ܐܬܩܪܝܬܘܢ ܕܒܘܪܟܬܐ ܬܐܪܬܘܢ ܀

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.

King James Bible
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.
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