Ifεἴanyoneτιςspeaks,λαλεῖlet him speakasὡςspeaking the wordsλόγιαof God;θεοῦifεἴanyoneτιςserves,διακονεῖlet him serveasὡςfromἐξthe strengthἰσχύοςthatἧςGodὁ θεόςsupplies,χορηγεῖso thatἵναinἐνall thingsπᾶσινGodὁ θεὸςmay be glorifiedδοξάζηταιthroughδιὰJesusἸησοῦthe Messiah,Χριστοῦto whomᾧbelongἐστινthe gloryἡ δόξαandκαὶthe powerτὸ κράτοςforever and ever.εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας τῶν αἰώνωνAmen.ἀμήν
1 Peter 4:11
Study it in the app“If anyone speaks, let him speak as speaking the words of God; if anyone serves, let him serve as from the strength that God supplies, so that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus the Messiah, to whom belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.”
Peter: use your gift to serve others, as good stewards of God's graceThe Holy Spirit
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 4:11, word by word
- speaksλαλεῖlalei
speak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalei” appears- speaking the wordsλόγιαlogia
oracles
Oracles: words spoken by God.
Where else “logia” appears- of Godθεοῦtheou
God
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appears- servesδιακονεῖdiakonei
serve
To take care of others, help with their needs.
Where else “diakonei” appears- the strengthἰσχύοςischyos
strength
Strength, might.
Where else “ischyos” appears- suppliesχορηγεῖchorēgei
supply, provide
Supply in abundance, provide generously.
Where else “chorēgei” appears- may be glorifiedδοξάζηταιdoxazētai
glorify
Glorify: honor, give glory.
Where else “doxazētai” appears- JesusἸησοῦIēsou
Jesus
Jesus, the Greek form of the Hebrew Yehoshua (Joshua), which means "YHWH saves". It is the name the angel told Joseph to give him (Matthew 1:21).
Where else “Iēsou” appears- the MessiahΧριστοῦChristou
Messiah
Messiah: literally "anointed", the king or envoy God consecrates with oil. It is a title, not a surname; in Hebrew, mashiach.
Where else “Christou” appears- belongἐστινestin
be
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “estin” appears- the gloryδόξαdoxa
glory
The greatness and splendor of God.
Where else “doxa” appears- the powerκράτοςkratos
might
God's great strength.
Where else “kratos” appears- forever and everαἰῶναςaiōnas
forever
Time without end.
Where else “aiōnas” appears- Amenἀμήνamēn
amen
"So it is, so be it", at the end of a prayer.
Where else “amēn” appears
The context
10Each one, as he has received a gift, serving one another with it as good stewards of the varied grace of God.
11 · This verse (above)
12Beloved, do not be surprised at the fire among you, which comes upon you for a trial, as though something strange were happening to you,