1 Peter 3:18

“Because the Messiah also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that he might bring you to God, put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit,”

1 Peter 3:18 · direct translation from the Greek
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1 Peter 3:18, word by word

the MessiahΧριστὸςChristos

Messiah

Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.

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sufferedἔπαθενepathen

suffer

Suffer, undergo.

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onceἅπαξhapax

once

Once; also once for all.

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sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn

sin

Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.

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the righteousδίκαιοςdikaios

Righteous One

Jesus or God, the Righteous One.

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the unrighteousἀδίκωνadikōn

unjust, unrighteous

Unjust, unrighteous, wicked.

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he might bringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēi

bring, approach

Bring, lead to; approach, come near.

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to Godθεῷtheōi

God

The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.

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put to deathθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheis

put to death

To take someone's life.

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in the fleshσαρκὶsarki

flesh

The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.

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made aliveζῳοποιηθεὶςzōiopoiētheis

give life

Give life, make alive; restore to life.

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in the spiritπνεύματιpneumati

Spirit

God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.

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Translation note· on the manuscripts

Many manuscripts read “died” instead of “suffered,” and “bring us” instead of “bring you.” “In the spirit” can also be understood as “by the Spirit.”

The context

17For it is better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

18 · This verse (above)

19in which he also went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,

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