Becauseὅτιthe MessiahΧριστὸςalsoκαὶsufferedἔπαθενonceἅπαξforπερὶsins,ἁμαρτιῶνthe righteousδίκαιοςforὑπὲρthe unrighteous,ἀδίκωνso thatἵναhe might bringπροσαγάγῃyouὑμᾶςto God,τῷ θεῷput to deathθανατωθεὶς μὲνin the fleshσαρκὶbutδὲmade aliveζῳοποιηθεὶςin the spirit,πνεύματι
1 Peter 3:18
Study it in the app“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,”
With the Greek beneath
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.
Where else “Christos” appears- sufferedἔπαθενepathen
suffer
Suffer, undergo.
Where else “epathen” appears- onceἅπαξhapax
once
Once; also once for all.
Where else “hapax” appears- sinsἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōn
sin
Doing what God does not want, and the guilt it leaves.
Where else “hamartiōn” appears- the righteousδίκαιοςdikaios
Righteous One
Jesus or God, the Righteous One.
Where else “dikaios” appears- the unrighteousἀδίκωνadikōn
unjust, unrighteous
Unjust, unrighteous, wicked.
Where else “adikōn” appears- he might bringπροσαγάγῃprosagagēi
bring, approach
Bring, lead to; approach, come near.
Where else “prosagagēi” appears- to Godθεῷtheōi
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theōi” appears- put to deathθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheis
put to death
To take someone's life.
Where else “thanatōtheis” appears- in the fleshσαρκὶsarki
flesh
The soft part of the body, of people or animals; also the body itself.
Where else “sarki” appears- made aliveζῳοποιηθεὶςzōiopoiētheis
give life
Give life, make alive; restore to life.
Where else “zōiopoiētheis” appears- in the spiritπνεύματιpneumati
Spirit
God himself at work, giving life and dwelling in believers.
Where else “pneumati” appears
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,