THEOSIS1 Peter 2:20Meaning & Commentary from the Church Fathers
For what glory is it, if, committing sin and being buffeted for it, you endure? But if doing well you suffer patiently: this is thankworthy before God.
ποιον γαρ κλεος ει αμαρτανοντες και κολαφιζομενοι υπομενειτε αλλ ει αγαθοποιουντες και πασχοντες υπομενειτε τουτο χαρις παρα θεω
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Cross references
Passages read together with this verse.
- 1 Pet 2:19For this is thankworthy: if, for conscience towards God, a man endure sorrows, suffering wrongfully.
- 1 Pet 3:17For it is better doing well (if such be the will of God) to suffer than doing ill.
- 1 Pet 3:14But if also you suffer any thing for justice' sake, blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their fear: and be not troubled.
- Matt 5:47And if you salute your brethren only, what do you more? do not also the heathens this?
- Matt 5:10Blessed are they that suffer persecution for justice' sake: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
- Matt 5:12Be glad and rejoice for your reward is very great in heaven. For so they persecuted the prophets that were before you.
- Luke 6:32And if you love them that love you, what thanks are to you? For sinners also love those that love them.
- Mark 14:65And some began to spit on him and to cover his face and to buffet him and to say unto him: Prophesy. And the servants struck him with the palms their hands.
The original text
Greek text, 18 words with lemma, transliteration and Strong’s number. Tap to expand.
- ποῖονpoionof what sortG4169 · ποῖος
- γὰρgarforG1063 · γάρ
- κλέοςkleosgloryG2811 · κλέος
- εἰeiifG1487 · εἰ
- ἁμαρτάνοντεςhamartanontesI sinG264 · ἁμαρτάνω
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- κολαφιζόμενοιkolaphizomenoiI strike with the fistG2852 · κολαφίζω
- ὑπομενεῖτεhypomeneiteI remain behindG5278 · ὑπομένω
- ἀλλ᾽allbutG235 · ἀλλά
- εἰeiifG1487 · εἰ
- ἀγαθοποιοῦντεςagathopoiountesI do that which is goodG15 · ἀγαθοποιέω
- καὶkaiandG2532 · καί
- πάσχοντεςpaschontesI am acted uponG3958 · πάσχω
- ὑπομενεῖτεhypomeneiteI remain behindG5278 · ὑπομένω
- τοῦτοtoutothisG3778 · οὗτος
- χάριςcharisgraceG5485 · χάρις
- παρὰparafromG3844 · παρά
- ΘεῷtheōGodG2316 · θεός