1 Peter 2:12 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Peter 2:12 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
ἀναστροφὴν
anastrophḗ
G391
manner of life
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐν
en
G1722
in
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἔθνεσιν
éthnos
G1484
nation
ἔχοντες
échō
G2192
to have
καλήν
kalós
G2570
good
ἵνα
hína
G2443
that
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ᾧ
hós
G3739
who
καταλαλοῦσιν
katalaléō
G2635
to speak against
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ὡς
hōs
G5613
as
κακοποιῶν
kakopoiós
G2555
evildoer
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
καλῶν
kalós
G2570
good
ἔργων
érgon
G2041
work
ἐποπτεύοντες
epopteúō
G2029
to oversee
δοξάσωσιν
doxázō
G1392
to glorify
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
θεὸν
theós
G2316
God
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ἡμέρᾳ
hēméra
G2250
day
ἐπισκοπῆς
episkopḗ
G1984
oversight
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World English Bible Public Domain
having good behavior among the nations, so in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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King James Version Public Domain
Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
keeping your behavior among the Gentiles good so that, in whatever they slander you as evildoers, by observing your good works, they might glorify God in the day of visitation.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).