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1 Peter 3:6

“as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him master; whose children you have become if you do good and do not fear any terror.”

1 Peter 3:6 · direct translation from the Greek
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Peter speaks to wives and husbands about conduct, inner beauty, and treatmentDating and Marriage

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Allusion · Genesis 18:12

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Peter recalls that Sarah called Abraham “lord”; in Genesis 18:12 she says it to herself: “and my lord is old.”

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

  • ΣάρραSarraG4564שָׂרָהsaraH8283“Sarah”
  • κύριονkyrionG2962אדֹנִdoniH113“Lord, master”

1 Peter 3:6, word by word

SarahΣάρραSarra

Sarah

Sarah: the wife of Abraham and mother of Isaac.

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obeyedὑπήκουσενhypēkousen

obey

To listen and obey.

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AbrahamἈβραάμAbraam

Abraham

Abraham, the father of the people of Israel, to whom God promised to bless all the families of the earth through his offspring.

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callingκαλοῦσαkalousa

call

To give someone a name.

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masterκύριονkyrion

master

The one who has something in his charge and rules over it.

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childrenτέκναtekna

child

Someone born of parents, or of a family or people.

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you have becomeἐγενήθητεegenēthēte

become

To turn into something new, different from before.

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if you do goodἀγαθοποιοῦσαιagathopoiousai

do good

To do good.

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fearφοβούμεναιphoboumenai

be afraid

To be afraid: "do not fear".

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anyμηδεμίανmēdemian

no one, nothing

No one, nothing.

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terrorπτόησινptoēsin

terror, fear

Terror, fear, alarm.

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Translation note

Recalls Genesis 18:12 and Proverbs 3:25.

The context

5For so once also the holy women who hoped in God adorned themselves, submitting to their own husbands,

6 · This verse (above)

7Husbands, likewise, live with them with understanding, as with a weaker vessel, the woman, showing honor, as also fellow heirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

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