1 Peter 3:14
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;”
μακάριος
Blessed, happy, to be envied. Makarios. Blessed are the poor in spirit. Makarios describes the state of those who are right with God. It is deeper than happiness. It is well-being of the soul.
φοβέω
shall you be afraid of
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φοβέω
To fear, to be afraid, to reverence. Phobeo. Do not fear those who kill the body. Fear God and nothing else needs to be feared. He holds what every other fear threatens.
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δικαιοσύνη
righteousness,
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δικαιοσύνη
Righteousness, justice, rightness. Dikaiosune. Seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness. Righteousness is not earned. It is received as a gift through faith.
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φόβος
the threats
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φόβος
Fear, reverence, terror. Phobos. Perfect love casts out fear. Fear and love cannot fully coexist. As love grows fear shrinks. Let love displace what fear has occupied.
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πάσχω
you would suffer
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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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διά
because of
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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μηδέ
neither
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μηδέ
but not, not even; in a continued negation, nor
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ταράσσω
shall you be troubled;
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ταράσσω
to stir or agitate (roil water)
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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