God & Savior

1 Peter 2:12

Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
1 Peter 2:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Greek)

τὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν ἐν τοῖς ἔθνεσιν ἔχοντες καλήν, ἵνα ἐν ᾧ καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν, ἐκ τῶν καλῶν ἔργων ἐποπτεύοντες δοξάσωσιν τὸν θεὸν ἐν ἡμέρᾳ ἐπισκοπῆς.

  1. τὴνtēn“the”
    Article, accusative, singular, feminine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  2. ἀναστροφὴνanastrophēn“conduct”
    Noun, accusative, singular, feminine · from ἀναστροφή · “behaviour” · Strong's G0391
  3. ὑμῶνhumōn“of you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  4. ἐνen“among”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  5. τοῖςtois“the”
    Article, dative, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  6. ἔθνεσινethnesin“Gentiles”
    Noun, dative, plural, neuter · from ἔθνος · “Gentile nation” · Strong's G1484
  7. ἔχοντεςechontes“keeping”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἔχω · “to have/be” · Strong's G2192
  8. καλήν,kalēn“honorable,”
    Adjective, accusative, singular, feminine · from καλός · “good” · Strong's G2570G
  9. ἵναina“so that”
    Conjunction · “in order that/to” · Strong's G2443
  10. ἐνen“wherein”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  11. ᾧhō“which”
    Relative pronoun, dative, singular, neuter · from ὅς, ἥ · “which” · Strong's G3739
  12. καταλαλοῦσινkatalalousin“they speak against”
    Verb, present, active, indicative, 3rd person plural · from καταλαλέω · “to slander” · Strong's G2635
  13. ὑμῶνhumōn“you”
    Personal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural · from σύ · “you” · Strong's G4771
  14. ὡςhōs“as”
    Particle · “which/how” · Strong's G5613
  15. κακοποιῶν,kakopoiōn“evildoers,”
    Noun, genitive, plural, masculine · from κακοποιός · “wrongdoing” · Strong's G2555
  16. ἐκek“through”
    Preposition · “out from” · Strong's G1537
  17. τῶνtōn“the”
    Article, genitive, plural, neuter · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  18. καλῶνkalōn“good”
    Adjective, genitive, plural, neuter · from καλός · “good” · Strong's G2570G
  19. ἔργωνergōn“deeds”
    Noun, genitive, plural, neuter · from ἔργον · “work” · Strong's G2041
  20. ἐποπτεύοντεςepopteuontes“having witnessed”
    Verb, present, active, participle, nominative, plural, masculine · from ἐποπτεύω · “to observe” · Strong's G2029
  21. δοξάσωσινdoxasōsin“they may glorify”
    Verb, aorist, active, subjunctive, 3rd person plural · from δοξάζω · “to glorify” · Strong's G1392
  22. τὸνton“<the>”
    Article, accusative, singular, masculine · from ὁ · “the/this/who” · Strong's G3588
  23. θεὸνtheon“God”
    Noun, accusative, singular, masculine · from θεός · “God” · Strong's G2316
  24. ἐνen“in”
    Preposition · “in/on/among” · Strong's G1722
  25. ἡμέρᾳhēmera“[the] day”
    Noun, dative, singular, feminine · from ἡμέρα · “day” · Strong's G2250
  26. ἐπισκοπῆς.episkopēs“of visitation.”
    Noun, genitive, singular, feminine · from ἐπισκοπή · “oversight” · Strong's G1984
  • Greek words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)