1 Peter 3:14
King James Version
28 Jul 2026
“But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;”
εἰ
If, whether, that. Ei. Scripture's great conditionals hinge on this word, framing promises, warnings, and tests of faith. If you confess, if you believe, if you remain. The ifs of God are invitations, not uncertainties.
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, by means of, because of. Dia. God works through circumstances, through people, through suffering itself. Nothing is incidental in his hands.
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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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μακάριος
you are] blessed.
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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.
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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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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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μηδέ
neither
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μηδέ
But not, not even, nor. Mēde. A word that extends a refusal, carrying a "no" further down the line. Let your no mean no, all the way through.
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ταράσσω
shall you be troubled;
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ταράσσω
Trouble, stir, agitate. Tarássō. Herod was troubled when he heard a king had been born, and all Jerusalem with him. Fear spreads. Do not let your heart be troubled.
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