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Beloved,Ἀγαπητοίdo notμὴbe surprisedξενίζεσθεat the fireτῇ πυρώσειamongἐνyou,ὑμῖνwhich comesγινομένῃupon youὑμῖνfor a trial,πρὸς πειρασμὸνas thoughὡςsomething strangeξένουwere happeningσυμβαίνοντοςto you,ὑμῖν
1 Peter 4:12
Study it in the app“Beloved, do not be surprised at the fire among you, which comes upon you for a trial, as though something strange were happening to you,”
Peter says the fire of trial is nothing strangeSuffering and TrialsPeter: do not be surprised by trials; rejoice in sharing the Messiah's sufferingsJoy and thanks
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 4:12, word by word
- BelovedἈγαπητοίAgapētoi
beloved
Beloved, dear.
Where else “Agapētoi” appears- be surprisedξενίζεσθεxenizesthe
be surprised
To find something strange.
Where else “xenizesthe” appears- at the fireπυρώσειpyrōsei
fiery trial
Suffering that tests, like metal in the furnace.
Where else “pyrōsei” appears- which comesγινομένῃginomenēi
come
To reach a place, or fall upon someone.
Where else “ginomenēi” appears- for a trialπειρασμὸνpeirasmon
trial
A hardship that tries faith.
Where else “peirasmon” appears- something strangeξένουxenou
stranger
Someone from another land or foreign to the place; or something unknown.
Where else “xenou” appears- were happeningσυμβαίνοντοςsymbainontos
happen
Happen, come about.
Where else “symbainontos” appears
The context
11If 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.
12 · This verse (above)
13but insofar as you share in the sufferings of the Messiah, rejoice, so that also at the revelation of his glory you may rejoice with great gladness.