ΠΕΤΡΟΥ ΚΑΘΟΛΙΚΗ ΕΠΙΣΤΟΛΗ ΠΡΩΤΗ First Epistle of Peter the T heologian

CHAPTER 2

| 1 | αποθεμενοι |  | ουν |  | πασαν |  | κακιαν |  | και |  | παντα |  | δολον |  | και |  | υποκρισεις |  | και |
|  | Having laid aside |  | therefore |  | all |  | malice |  | and |  | all |  | guile |  | and |  | hypocrisies |  | and |

φθονους |  | και |  | πασας |  | καταλαλιας |  |
envyings |  | and |  | all |  | evil speakings, |  |

| 2 | ως |  | αρτιγεννητα |  | βρεφη |  | το |  | λογικον |  | αδολον |  | γαλα |  | επιποθησατε |  | ινα |  | εν |
|  | as |  | newborn |  | babes, |  | the |  | mental 2 |  | genuine 1 |  | milk |  | long ye after, |  | that |  | by |

αυτω |  | αυξηθητε |  |
it |  | ye may grow, |  |

| 3 | ειπερ |  | εγευσασθε |  | οτι |  | χρηστος |  | ο |  | κυριος |  |
|  | if indeed |  | ye did taste |  | that 3 |  | [is] good 4 |  | the 1 |  | Lord. 2 |  |

| 4 | προς |  | ον |  | προσερχομενοι |  | λιθον |  | ζωντα |  | υπο |  | ανθρωπων |  | μεν |
|  | To |  | whom |  | coming, |  | a stone 2 |  | living, 1 |  | by |  | men |  | indeed |

αποδεδοκιμασμενον |  | παρα |  | δε |  | θεω |  | εκλεκτον |  | εντιμον |  |
rejected, |  | but with |  | ♦ |  | God |  | chosen, |  | precious, |  |

| 5 | και |  | αυτοι |  | ως |  | λιθοι |  | ζωντες |  | οικοδομεισθε |  | οικος |  | πνευματικος |
|  | also |  | yourselves, |  | as |  | stones 2 |  | living, 1 |  | are being built up, |  | a house 2 |  | spiritual, 1 |

ιερατευμα |  | αγιον |  | ανενεγκαι |  | πνευματικας |  | θυσιας |  | ευπροσδεκτους |  | τω |
a priesthood 2 |  | holy 1 |  | to offer |  | spiritual |  | sacrifices |  | acceptable |  | ♦ |

θεω |  | δια |  | ιησου |  | χριστου |  |
to God |  | by |  | Jesus |  | Christ. |  |

| 6 | διο |  | και |  | περιεχει |  | εν |  | τη |  | γραφη |  | ιδου |  | τιθημι |  | εν |  | σιων |  | λιθον |
|  | Wherefore |  | also |  | it is contained |  | in |  | the |  | scripture: |  | Behold, |  | I place |  | in |  | Sion |  | a stone 2 |

ακρογωνιαιον |  | εκλεκτον |  | εντιμον |  | και |  | ο |  | πιστευων |  | επ |  | αυτω |  | ου |  | μη
corner, 1 |  | chosen, |  | precious: |  | and |  | he that |  | believes |  | on |  | him |  | in no wise |  | ♦

| καταισχυνθη |  |
| should be put to shame. |  |

| 7 | υμιν |  | ουν |  | η |  | τιμη |  | τοις |  | πιστευουσιν |  | απειθουσιν |
|  | To you |  | therefore [is] 3 |  | the 4 |  | preciousness 5 |  | who 1 |  | believe; 2 |  | to 7 [those] 8 disobeying 9 |

δε |  | λιθον |  | ον |  | απεδοκιμασαν |  | οι |  | οικοδομουντες |  | ουτος |  | εγενηθη |  | εις |
but, 6 |  | [the] stone |  | which |  | rejected 3 |  | those 1 |  | building, 2 |  | this |  | became |  | ♦ |

κεφαλην |  | γωνιας |  |
head |  | of [the] corner, |  |

| 8 | και |  | λιθος |  | προσκομματος |  | και |  | πετρα |  | σκανδαλου |  | οι |  | προσκοπτουσιν |  | τω |
|  | and |  | a stone |  | of stumbling |  | and |  | a rock |  | of offence; |  | who |  | stumble at |  | the |

λογω |  | απειθουντες |  | εις |  | ο |  | και |  | ετεθησαν |  |
word, |  | being disobedient, |  | to |  | which |  | also |  | they were appointed. |  |

| 9 | υμεις |  | δε |  | γενος |  | εκλεκτον |  | βασιλειον |  | ιερατευμα |  | εθνος |  | αγιον |  | λαος |
|  | But ye |  | ♦ |  | [are] a race 2 |  | chosen, 1 |  | a kingly |  | priesthood, |  | a nation 2 |  | holy, 1 |  | a people |

εις |  | περιποιησιν |  | οπως |  | τας |  | αρετας |  | εξαγγειλητε |  | του |  | εκ |  | σκοτους |
for |  | a possession, |  | that |  | the |  | virtues |  | ye might set forth |  | of him who |  | out of |  | darkness |

υμας |  | καλεσαντος |  | εις |  | το |  | θαυμαστον |  | αυτου |  | φως |  |
you 2 |  | called 1 |  | to |  | his wonderful |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | light; |  |

| 10 | οι |  | ποτε |  | ου |  | λαος |  | νυν |  | δε |  | λαος |  | θεου |  | οι |  | ουκ
|  | who |  | once [were] |  | not |  | a people, |  | but now [are] |  | ♦ |  | people 2 |  | God’s; 1 |  | who |  | had not received mercy,

| ηλεημενοι |  | νυν |  | δε |  | ελεηθεντες |  |
| ♦ |  | but now |  | ♦ |  | received mercy. |  |

| 11 | αγαπητοι |  | παρακαλω |  | ως |  | παροικους |  | και |  | παρεπιδημους |  | απεχεσθαι |  | των |
|  | Beloved, |  | I exhort [you] |  | as |  | strangers |  | and |  | sojourners, |  | to abstain |  | from |

σαρκικων |  | επιθυμιων |  | αιτινες |  | στρατευονται |  | κατα |  | της |  | ψυχης |  |
fleshly |  | desires, |  | which |  | war |  | against |  | the |  | soul; |  |

| 12 | την |  | αναστροφην |  | υμων |  | εν |  | τοις |  | εθνεσιν |  | εχοντες |
|  | your 2 manner 3 of 4 life 5 |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | among 7 |  | the 8 |  | nations 9 |  | having 1 |

καλην |  | ινα |  | εν |  | ω |  | καταλαλουσιν |  | υμων |  | ως |  | κακοποιων |  | εκ |  | των |
right 6 |  | that |  | wherein |  | ♦ |  | they speak against |  | you |  | as |  | evil doers, |  | through [your] |  | ♦ |

καλων |  | εργων |  | εποπτευσαντες |  | δοξασωσιν |  | τον |  | θεον |  | εν |  | ημερα |  | επισκοπης
good |  | works |  | having witnessed |  | they may glorify |  | ♦ |  | God |  | in |  | [the] day |  | of visitation.

| 13 | υποταγητε |  | ουν |  | παση |  | ανθρωπινη |  | κτισει |  | δια |  | τον |  | κυριον |
|  | Be in subjection |  | therefore |  | to every |  | human |  | institution |  | for the sake of |  | the |  | Lord; |

ειτε |  | βασιλει |  | ως |  | υπερεχοντι |  |
whether |  | to [the] king |  | as |  | supreme, |  |

| 14 | ειτε |  | ηγεμοσιν |  | ως |  | δι |  | αυτου |  | πεμπομενοις |  | εις |  | εκδικησιν |  | μεν |
|  | or |  | to governors |  | as |  | by |  | him |  | sent, |  | for |  | vengenace [on] |  | ♦ |

κακοποιων |  | επαινον |  | δε |  | αγαθοποιων |  |
evil doers, |  | and praise [to] |  | ♦ |  | well doers; |  |

| 15 | οτι |  | ουτως |  | εστιν |  | το |  | θελημα |  | του |  | θεου |  | αγαθοποιουντας |  | φιμουν |
|  | (because |  | so |  | is |  | the |  | will |  | ♦ |  | of God, |  | [by] well doing |  | to put to silence |

την |  | των |  | αφρονων |  | ανθρωπων |  | αγνωσιαν |  |
the |  | ♦ |  | of 2 senseless 3 |  | men 4 |  | ignorance;) 1 |  |

| 16 | ως |  | ελευθεροι |  | και |  | μη |  | ως |  | επικαλυμμα |  | εχοντες |  | της |  | κακιας |  | την |
|  | as |  | free, |  | and |  | not |  | as 3 |  | a 4 cloak 5 |  | having 1 |  | ♦ |  | of 6 malice 7 |  | ♦ |

ελευθεριαν |  | αλλ |  | ως |  | δουλοι |  | θεου |  |
freedom, 2 |  | but |  | as |  | bondmen |  | of God. |  |

| 17 | παντας |  | τιμησατε |  | την |  | αδελφοτητα |  | αγαπατε |  | τον |  | θεον |  | φοβεισθε |
|  | All 4 |  | shew 1 honour 2 to, 3 |  | the 6 |  | brotherhood 7 |  | love 5 |  | ♦ |  | God 9 |  | fear, 8 |

τον |  | βασιλεα |  | τιματε |  |
the 11 |  | king 12 |  | honour. 10 |  |

| 18 | οι |  | οικεται |  | υποτασσομενοι |  | εν |  | παντι |  | φοβω |  | τοις |  | δεσποταις |  | ου |
|  | ♦ |  | Servants, |  | being subject |  | with |  | all |  | fear |  | to [your] masters, |  | ♦ |  | not |

μονον |  | τοις |  | αγαθοις |  | και |  | επιεικεσιν |  | αλλα |  | και |  | τοις |  | σκολιοις |  |
only |  | to the |  | good |  | and |  | gentle, |  | but |  | also |  | to the |  | crooked. |  |

| 19 | τουτο |  | γαρ |  | χαρις |  | ει |  | δια |  | συνειδησιν |  | θεου |  | υποφερει |
|  | For this |  | ♦ |  | [is] acceptable |  | if |  | for sake of |  | conscience |  | towards God |  | endures 2 |

τις |  | λυπας |  | πασχων |  | αδικως |  |
anyone 1 |  | griefs, |  | suffering |  | unjustly. |  |

| 20 | ποιον |  | γαρ |  | κλεος |  | ει |  | αμαρτανοντες |  | και |  | κολαφιζομενοι |  | υπομενειτε |
|  | For what |  | ♦ |  | glory [is it], |  | if |  | sinning |  | and |  | being buffeted |  | ye endure it? |

αλλ |  | ει |  | αγαθοποιουντες |  | και |  | πασχοντες |  | υπομενειτε |  | τουτο |  | χαρις |  | παρα |
but |  | if |  | doing good |  | and |  | suffering |  | ye endure [it], |  | this [is] |  | acceptable |  | with |

θεω |  |
God. |  |

| 21 | εις |  | τουτο |  | γαρ |  | εκληθητε |  | οτι |  | και |  | χριστος |  | επαθεν |  | υπερ |  | ημων |
|  | For to this |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ye were called; |  | because |  | also |  | Christ, |  | suffered |  | for |  | us, |

ημιν |  | υπολιμπανων |  | υπογραμμον |  | ινα |  | επακολουθησητε |  | τοις |  | ιχνεσιν |
us 2 |  | leaving 1 |  | a model |  | that |  | ye should follow after |  | in his steps; |  | ♦ |

αυτου |  |
♦ |  |

| 22 | ος |  | αμαρτιαν |  | ουκ |  | εποιησεν |  | ουδε |  | ευρεθη |  | δολος |  | εν |  | τω |
|  | who |  | sin 3 |  | did 1 no, 2 |  | ♦ |  | neither |  | was found 2 |  | guile 1 |  | in |  | his mouth; |

στοματι |  | αυτου |  |
♦ |  | ♦ |  |

| 23 | ος |  | λοιδορουμενος |  | ουκ |  | αντελοιδορει |  | πασχων |
|  | who, |  | being railed at, |  | railed not in return; |  | ♦ |  | [when] suffering |

ουκ |  | ηπειλει |  | παρεδιδου |  | δε |  | τω |  | κρινοντι |  | δικαιως |  |
threatened not; |  | ♦ |  | but gave [himself] over |  | ♦ |  | to him who |  | judges |  | righteously; |  |

| 24 | ος |  | τας |  | αμαρτιας |  | ημων |  | αυτος |  | ανηνεγκεν |  | εν |  | τω |  | σωματι |  | αυτου |  | επι |
|  | who |  | ♦ |  | our sins |  | ♦ |  | himself |  | bore |  | in |  | his body |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | on |

το |  | ξυλον |  | ινα |  | ταις |  | αμαρτιαις |  | απογενομενοι |  | τη |  | δικαιοσυνη |  | ζησωμεν |
the |  | tree, |  | that, |  | to sins |  | ♦ |  | [we] being dead, |  | ♦ |  | to righteousness |  | we may live; |

ου |  | τω |  | μωλωπι |  | αυτου |  | ιαθητε |  |
by whose bruise |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  | ye were healed. |  |

| 25 | ητε |  | γαρ |  | ως |  | προβατα |  | πλανωμενα |  | αλλ |  | επεστραφητε |  | νυν |  | επι |  | τον |
|  | For ye were |  | ♦ |  | as |  | sheep |  | going astray, |  | but |  | are returned |  | now |  | to |  | the |

ποιμενα |  | και |  | επισκοπον |  | των |  | ψυχων |  | υμων |  |
shepherd |  | and |  | overseer |  | of your souls. |  | ♦ |  | ♦ |  |