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Forὅτιsoοὕτωςisἐστὶνthe willτὸ θέλημαof God,τοῦ θεοῦthat by doing goodἀγαθοποιοῦνταςyou silenceφιμοῦνthe ignoranceτὴν ἀγνωσίανof foolishτῶν ἀφρόνωνpeople.ἀνθρώπων
1 Peter 2:15
Study it in the app“For so is the will of God, that by doing good you silence the ignorance of foolish people.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 2:15, word by word
- isἐστὶνestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the willθέλημαthelēma
will
Will: what someone wants and decides.
Where else “thelēma” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- that by doing goodἀγαθοποιοῦνταςagathopoiountas
do good
To do good.
Where else “agathopoiountas” appears- you silenceφιμοῦνphimoun
silence
To leave someone without words.
Where else “phimoun” appears- the ignoranceἀγνωσίανagnōsian
ignorance
Ignorance, lack of knowledge.
Where else “agnōsian” appears- of foolishἀφρόνωνaphronōn
foolish
Foolish, senseless.
Where else “aphronōn” appears- peopleἀνθρώπωνanthrōpōn
person
A person, man or woman.
Where else “anthrōpōn” appears
The context
14or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers and the praise of those who do good.
15 · This verse (above)
16Live as free people, and not as having freedom as a cover for wickedness, but as slaves of God.