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1 Peter 2:15

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← 1 Peter 2:14	1 Peter 2:15 (KJV)	1 Peter 2:16 →
Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.	For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:	As free, and not using [your] liberty for a cloke of maliciousness, but as the servants of God.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For^G3754 so^G3779 is^G2076 the will^G2307 of God^G2316, that with well doing^G15 ye may put to silence^G5392 the ignorance^G56 of foolish^G878 men^G444:

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Original Greek

ὅτι οὕτως ἐστὶ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀγαθοποιοῦντας φιμοῦν τὴν τῶν ἀφρόνων ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν·

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
ὅτι	hoti	G3754	CONJ	For
οὕτως	houtōs	G3779	ADV	so
ἐστὶ	esti	G2076	V-PAI-3S	is
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
θέλημα	thelēma	G2307	N-NSN	will
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	*
Θεοῦ,	Theou	G2316	N-GSM	of God
ἀγαθοποιοῦντας	agathopoiountas	G15	V-PAP-APM	that with well doing
φιμοῦν	phimoun	G5392	V-PAN	ye may put to silence
τὴν	tēn	G3588	T-ASF	the
τῶν	tōn	G3588	T-GPM	*
ἀφρόνων	aphronōn	G878	A-GPM	of foolish
ἀνθρώπων	anthrōpōn	G444	N-GPM	men
ἀγνωσίαν·	agnōsian	G56	N-ASF	ignorance

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G15 — ἀγαθοποιέω (agathopoiéō, ag-ath-op-oy-eh'-o): I do that which is good — from ἀγαθοποιός; to be a well-doer (as a favor or a duty):--(when) do good (well).
• G56 — ἀγνωσία (agnōsía, ag-no-see'-ah): ignorance — from Α (as negative particle) and γνῶσις; ignorance (properly, the state):--ignorance, not the knowledge.
• G444 — ἄνθρωπος (ánthrōpos, anth'-ro-pos): a man, one of the human race — from ἀνήρ and (the countenance; from ὀπτάνομαι); man-faced, i.e. a human being:--certain, man.
• G878 — ἄφρων (áphrōn, af'-rone): senseless, foolish, inconsiderate — from Α (as a negative particle) and φρήν; properly, mindless, i.e. stupid, (by implication) ignorant, (specially) egotistic, (practically) rash, or (morally) unbelieving:--fool(-ish), unwise.
• G2076 — ἐστί (estí, es-tee'): third person singular present indicative of εἰμί; he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are:--are, be(-long), call, X can(-not), come, consisteth, X dure for a while, + follow, X have, (that) is (to say), make, meaneth, X must needs, + profit, + remaineth, + wrestle.
• G2307 — θέλημα (thélēma, thel'-ay-mah): will, wish, desire — from the prolonged form of θέλω; a determination (properly, the thing), i.e. (actively) choice (specially, purpose, decree; abstractly, volition) or (passively) inclination:-- desire, pleasure, will.
• G2316 — θεός (theós, theh'-os): God, a god — of uncertain affinity; a deity, especially (with ὁ) the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very:--X exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward).
• G3754 — ὅτι (hóti, hot'-ee): that, since, because — neuter of ὅστις as conjunction; demonstrative, that (sometimes redundant); causative, because:--as concerning that, as though, because (that), for (that), how (that), (in) that, though, why.
• G3779 — οὕτω (hoútō, hoo'-to): thus, so, in this manner — adverb from οὗτος; in this way (referring to what precedes or follows):--after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
• G5392 — φιμόω (phimóō, fee-mo'-o): I muzzle, silence — from (a muzzle); to muzzle:--muzzle.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• foolish — Deuteronomy 32:6, Job 2:10, Psalms 5:5, Proverbs 9:6, Jeremiah 4:22, Matthew 7:26, Matthew 25:2, Romans 1:21, Galatians 3:1, Titus 3:3
• so — Ephesians 6:6-7, 1 Thessalonians 4:3, 1 Thessalonians 5:18, 1 Peter 4:2
• the ignorance — 1 Timothy 1:13, 2 Peter 2:12, Jude 1:10
• with — Job 5:16, Psalms 107:42, Titus 2:8, 1 Peter 2:12

Reciprocal references (10): Genesis 30:29, Isaiah 5:16, Matthew 6:10, Matthew 7:21, Mark 7:22, Acts 17:7, Galatians 6:9, Colossians 1:9, Colossians 3:23, 1 Peter 4:19

Related Topics

• Thompson Chain: SILENCE-SPEECH, WORK AND WORKERS, RELIGIOUS
• Nave’s: CITIZENS, COMMANDMENTS, EXAMPLE, GOVERNMENT, SELF-DENIAL

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