1 Peter 2:20
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“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.”
χάρις
Grace, favour, gift, charm. Charis. By grace you have been saved through faith. Grace is God giving what we do not deserve. It is His nature expressed toward those who need Him.
θεός
God.
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θεός
God. Theos. In the beginning was the Word and the Word was with God and the Word was God. The ultimate reality. The source of all existence. Personal knowable and present.
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πάσχω
suffering
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πάσχω
To suffer, to experience. Pascho. He learned obedience through what He suffered. Suffering is not wasted in God's economy. It produces something that ease never can.
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οὗτος
this is
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οὗτος
This, this one, this person. This is My Son whom I love. With Him I am well pleased. The words spoken over Jesus are spoken over you through your union with Him.
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ὑπομένω
you will endure,
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ὑπομένω
to stay under (behind), i.e. remain; figuratively, to undergo, i.e. bear (trials), have fortitude, persevere
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ποῖος
What kind of
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ποῖος
individualizing interrogative (of character) what sort of, or (of number) which one
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κλέος
credit is it
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κλέος
renown (as if being called)
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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κολαφίζω
being struck
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κολαφίζω
to rap with the fist
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