1 Peter 3:15 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Peter 3:15 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 →
κύριον
kýrios
G2962
Lord
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
τὸν
ho
G3588
the
Χριστὸν
Christós
G5547
Christ
ἁγιάσατε
hagiázō
G37
to hallow
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
καρδίαις
kardía
G2588
heart
ὑμῶν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἕτοιμοι
hétoimos
G2092
ready
ἀεὶ
aeí
G104
always
πρὸς
prós
G4314
to
ἀπολογίαν
apología
G627
defense
παντὶ
pâs
G3956
all
τῷ
ho
G3588
the
αἰτοῦντι
aitéō
G154
to ask
ὑμᾶς
hymeîs
G5210
you
λόγον
lógos
G3056
word
περὶ
perí
G4012
about
τῆς
ho
G3588
the
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ὑμῖν
hymeîs
G5210
you
ἐλπίδος
elpís
G1680
hope
ἀλλὰ
allá
G235
but
μετὰ
metá
G3326
with
πραΰτητος
praÿtēs
G4240
meekness
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
φόβου
phóbos
G5401
fear
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
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King James Version Public Domain
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
but sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, always ready for a defense to everyone who asks you for a word concerning the hope in you,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).