1 Peter 4:18

“And if the righteous is saved with difficulty, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?”
1 Peter 4:18 · direct translation from the Greek

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Andκαὶifεἰthe righteousὁ δίκαιοςis savedσῴζεταιwith difficulty,μόλιςwhereποῦwill the ungodlyὁ ἀσεβὴςandκαὶthe sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςappear?φανεῖται

Quotation · Proverbs 11:31

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Peter quotes Proverbs 11:31 without a formula. The Hebrew says “if the righteous is repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!”

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Greek of the New Testament: καὶ εἰ ὁ δίκαιος μόλις σῴζεται ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται

Hebrew (Masoretic text): הֵן צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ יְשֻׁלָּם אַף כִּי רָשָׁע וְחוֹטֵא

Septuagint (Proverbs 11:31 in the Septuagint numbering): εἰ ὁ μὲν δίκαιος μόλις σώζεται, ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται;

The Greek of the NT matches the Septuagint word for word in 9 consecutive words: “δίκαιος μόλις σῴζεται ὁ ἀσεβὴς καὶ ἁμαρτωλὸς ποῦ φανεῖται.”

Septuagint, Swete’s text, First1KGreek transcription (with reading errors), CC BY-SA 4.0

1 Peter 4:18, word by word

the righteousδίκαιοςdikaios

righteous

One who lives well, as God wants.

Where else “dikaios” appears

is savedσῴζεταιsōizetai

save

To rescue from sin and ruin.

Where else “sōizetai” appears

with difficultyμόλιςmolis

hardly, with difficulty

Hardly, scarcely, with difficulty.

Where else “molis” appears

whereποῦpou

where?

Where?

Where else “pou” appears

will the ungodlyἀσεβὴςasebēs

ungodly

Ungodly: someone who has no reverence for God.

Where else “asebēs” appears

the sinnerἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlos

sinner

Sinner; in the Pharisees' mouth, someone who did not keep the law.

Where else “hamartōlos” appears

appearφανεῖταιphaneitai

appear

To be seen, show itself.

Where else “phaneitai” appears

Translation note

Quotation of Proverbs 11:31 according to the Greek of the Old Testament.

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Quotation · Proverbs 11:31

Peter quotes Proverbs 11:31 without a formula. The Hebrew says “if the righteous is repaid on the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner!”

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1 Peter 4:18

¹⁸And if the righteous is saved with difficulty, where will the ungodly and the sinner appear?

Proverbs 11:31

³¹Look, the righteous is repaid on the earth; how much more the wicked and the sinner!

The context

17For it is the time for judgment to begin with the house of God; and if it begins first with us, what will be the end of those who disobey the good news of God?

18 · This verse (above)

19So also let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator in doing good.

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