1 Peter 5:12
King James Version
8 Jun 2026
“By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.”
ἵστημι
To stand, to set, to place. Histemi. Having done all stand. Stand therefore. When you have done everything else there is still this. Stand in what Christ has already accomplished.
χάρις
grace
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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.
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παρακαλέω
exhorting
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παρακαλέω
To comfort, to exhort, to encourage. Parakaleo. The God of all comfort who comforts us in all our troubles. He does not just send comfort. He is the God who comforts personally.
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θεός
of 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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πιστός
faithful
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πιστός
Faithful, trustworthy, reliable. Pistos. Well done good and faithful servant. God is looking for faithfulness not brilliance. Be trustworthy in what He has given you.
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ὀλίγος
few words
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ὀλίγος
Few, little, small in number. Many are called but few are chosen. The way is narrow and few find it. Walking with God has always been the minority path.
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γράφω
I have written
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γράφω
To write, to record. These things are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ and have life in His name.
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διά
Through
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διά
through (in very wide applications, local, causal, or occasional)
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λογίζομαι
I regard him,
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λογίζομαι
to take an inventory, i.e. estimate (literally or figuratively)
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ἐπιμαρτυρέω
testifying
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ἐπιμαρτυρέω
to attest further, i.e. corroborate
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Σιλουανός
Silvanus
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Σιλουανός
"silvan"; Silvanus, a Christian
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εἶναι
to be
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εἶναι
to exist
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