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1 Peter

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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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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
Having to have, hold V-PPA-NMP H2192 ἔχοντες echo (ekh'-o)
conversation behavior, conduct N-AFS H391 ἀναστροφὴν anastrophe (an-as-trof-ay')
honest beautiful, good Adj-GNP H2570 καλήν kalos (kal-os')
among in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722 ἐν en (en)
the Gentiles: a race, a nation, pl. the nations (as distinct from Isr.) N-DNP H1484 ἔθνεσιν ethnos (eth'-nos)
that, in order that, that, so that Conj H2443 ἵνα hina (hin'-ah)
they speak against to speak evil of V-PIA-3P H2635 καταλαλοῦσιν katalaleo (kat-al-al-eh'-o)
evildoers, an evildoer N-GMP H2555 κακοποιῶν kakopoios (kak-op-oy-os')
by from, from out of Prep H1537 ἐκ ek (ek)
[your] good beautiful, good Adj-GNP H2570 καλῶν kalos (kal-os')
works, work N-GNP H2041 ἔργων ergon (er'-gon)
which they shall behold, to look upon V-PPA-NMP H2029 ἐποπτεύοντες epopteuo (ep-opt-yoo'-o)
they may to render or esteem glorious (in a wide application) V-ASA-3P H1392 δοξάσωσιν doxazo (dox-ad'-zo)
God God, a god N-AMS H2316 θεὸν theos (theh'-os)
the day day N-DFS H2250 ἡμέρᾳ hemera (hay-mer'-ah)
of visitation. a visiting, an overseeing N-GFS H1984 ἐπισκοπῆς episkope (ep-is-kop-ay')

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