1 Peter 3:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.”
ἐπί
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
κύριος
of the Lord
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κύριος
Lord, master, owner. Kurios. Jesus is Lord. The foundational confession of Christianity. Lord means owner. To confess Jesus as Lord is to surrender ownership of your life.
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ὀφθαλμός
eyes
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ὀφθαλμός
An eye, the organ of sight. Eye has not seen nor ear heard what God has prepared for those who love Him. Heaven exceeds every imagination you have ever had.
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κακός
evil.
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κακός
worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas G4190 (πονηρός) properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
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πρόσωπον
The] face
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πρόσωπον
the front (as being towards view), i.e. the countenance, aspect, appearance, surface; by implication, presence, person
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δίκαιος
the] righteous,
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δίκαιος
equitable (in character or act); by implication, innocent, holy (absolutely or relatively)
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ποιέω
those doing
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ποιέω
to make or do (in a very wide application, more or less direct)
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οὖς
the] ears
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οὖς
the ear (physically or mentally)
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δέησις
prayer
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δέησις
a petition
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