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who,ὃςwhen he was insulted,λοιδορούμενοςdid notοὐκinsult in return;ἀντελοιδόρειwhen he suffered,πάσχωνdid notοὐκthreaten,ἠπείλειbutδὲentrusted himselfπαρεδίδουto the one who judgesτῷ κρίνοντιjustly;δικαίως
1 Peter 2:23
Study it in the app“who, when he was insulted, did not insult in return; when he suffered, did not threaten, but entrusted himself to the one who judges justly;”
Peter says he bore our sins on the tree and by his wound we were healedThe CrossPeter presents the Messiah’s suffering as an example: he bore our sins in his bodySuffering and Trials
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 2:23, word by word
- when he was insultedλοιδορούμενοςloidoroumenos
revile, insult
Insult, revile, speak of someone with contempt.
Where else “loidoroumenos” appears- insult in returnἀντελοιδόρειanteloidorei
revile in return
Revile in return, answer insult with insult.
Where else “anteloidorei” appears- when he sufferedπάσχωνpaschōn
suffer
Suffer, undergo.
Where else “paschōn” appears- threatenἠπείλειēpeilei
threaten
Threaten.
Where else “ēpeilei” appears- entrusted himselfπαρεδίδουparedidou
hand over
To put something or someone into another's hands.
Where else “paredidou” appears- to the one who judgesκρίνοντιkrinonti
judge
To hear a case and give sentence, as God will do with the world.
Where else “krinonti” appears- justlyδικαίωςdikaiōs
justly
Justly, rightly, deservedly.
Where else “dikaiōs” appears
Translation note
“Entrusted himself”: the Greek does not say what; it can be understood as “entrusted his cause.”
The context
22who committed no sin, nor was deceit found in his mouth;
23 · This verse (above)
24who himself bore our sins in his body on the wooden beam, so that having died to sins we might live to righteousness; by whose wound you were healed.