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Forὅτιthe eyesὀφθαλμοὶof the Lordκυρίουareonἐπὶthe righteousδικαίουςandκαὶhis earsὦτα αὐτοῦare open toεἰςtheir supplication,δέησιν αὐτῶνbutδὲthe faceπρόσωπονof the Lordκυρίουisagainstἐπὶthose who doποιοῦνταςevil.κακά
1 Peter 3:12
Study it in the app“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are open to their supplication, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 3:12, word by word
- the eyesὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoi
eye
The organ of sight, in the face.
Where else “ophthalmoi” appears- of the Lordκυρίουkyriou
Lord
The Lord: God, whose name is YHWH; also Jesus.
Where else “kyriou” appears- the righteousδικαίουςdikaious
righteous
One who lives well, as God wants.
Where else “dikaious” appears- his earsὦταōta
ear
The organ of hearing, on the sides of the head.
Where else “ōta” appears- their supplicationδέησινdeēsin
prayer, petition
Prayer, petition: a prayer that asks for something.
Where else “deēsin” appears- the faceπρόσωπονprosōpon
face
The front of the head, where the eyes and the expression are seen.
Where else “prosōpon” appears- those who doποιοῦνταςpoiountas
do
To carry out an action or cause an effect.
Where else “poiountas” appears- evilκακάkaka
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kaka” appears
The context
11let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 · This verse (above)
13And who is the one who will harm you if you become zealous for what is good?