New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Peter

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Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Keep to have, hold V-PPA-NMP H2192 ἔχοντες echontes
your behavior behavior, conduct N-AFS H391 ἀναστροφὴν anastrophēn
excellent beautiful, good Adj-GNP H2570 καλήν kalēn
among in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722 ἐν en
the Gentiles, a race, a nation, pl. the nations (as distinct from Isr.) N-DNP H1484 ἔθνεσιν ethnesin
so in order that, that, so that Conj H2443 ἵνα ina
that in the thing in which usually rel. who, which, that, also demonstrative this, that RelPro-DNS H3739 ᾧ ō
they slander to speak evil of V-PIA-3P H2635 καταλαλοῦσιν katalalousin
you as evildoers, an evildoer N-GMP H2555 κακοποιῶν kakopoiōn
they may because from, from out of Prep H1537 ἐκ ek
of your good beautiful, good Adj-GNP H2570 καλῶν kalōn
deeds, work N-GNP H2041 ἔργων ergōn
as they observe to look upon V-PPA-NMP H2029 ἐποπτεύοντες epopteuontes
[them], glorify to render or esteem glorious (in a wide application) V-ASA-3P H1392 δοξάσωσιν doxasōsin
God God, a god N-AMS H2316 θεὸν theon
in the day day N-DFS H2250 ἡμέρᾳ ēmera
of visitation. a visiting, an overseeing N-GFS H1984 ἐπισκοπῆς episkopēs

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.
King James Bible Keep Having your behavior excellent conversation honest among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which Gentiles: that, whereas they slander speak against you as evildoers, they may because of by your good deeds, as works, which they observe them, shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
Berean Bible Keep keeping your behavior excellent conduct among the Gentiles, Gentiles honorable, so that in the thing in wherein which they slander speak against you as evildoers, they may because of your through having witnessed the good deeds, as they observe them, may glorify God in the day of visitation.
Hebrew Greek English Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation.