1 Peter 2:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For so is the will of God, that by well-doing ye should put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτι οὕτως ἐστὶν τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ, ἀγαθοποιοῦντας φιμοῦν τὴν τῶν ἀφρόνων ἀνθρώπων ἀγνωσίαν:

Transliteration

Hoti houtōs estin to thelēma tou Theou, agathopoiountas phimoun tēn tōn aphronōn anthrōpōn agnōsian:

Grammar Details

• *Hoti*: conjunction - because/for
• *houtōs*: adverb - thus/so
• *estin*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - is
• *to thelēma*: noun with article, neuter singular nominative - the will
• *tou Theou*: noun with article, masculine singular genitive - of God
• *agathopoiountas*: present active participle, masculine plural accusative - doing good
• *phimoun*: present active infinitive - to silence/muzzle
• *tēn agnōsian*: noun with article, feminine singular accusative - the ignorance
• *tōn aphronōn*: adjective with article, masculine plural genitive - of foolish
• *anthrōpōn*: noun, masculine plural genitive - of men/people

Word Meanings

• *houtōs*: thus/so/in this way
• *thelēma*: will/desire/pleasure
• *agathopoiountas*: doing good/well-doing
• *phimoun*: to silence/muzzle/put to silence
• *agnōsian*: ignorance/lack of knowledge
• *aphronōn*: foolish/senseless/unwise

Referenced Verses

• 1 Thess 4:3 : 3 For this is the will of God, [even] your sanctification, that ye abstain from fornication;
• 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein {G3739} they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
• 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.
• 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 in everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus to you-ward.
• Titus 2:8 : 8 sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of us.
• Eph 6:6-7 : 6 not in the way of eyeservice, as men-pleasers; but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 with good will doing service, as unto the Lord, and not unto men:
• 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 that ye no longer should live the rest of your time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
• 2 Pet 2:12 : 12 But these, as creatures without reason, born mere animals to be taken and destroyed, railing in matters whereof they are ignorant, shall in their destroying surely be destroyed,
• Jude 1:10 : 10 But these rail at whatsoever things they know not: and what they understand naturally, like the creatures without reason, in these things are they destroyed.
• Ps 107:42 : 42 The upright shall see it, and be glad; And all iniquity shall stop her mouth.
• Prov 9:6 : 6 Leave off, ye simple ones, and live; And walk in the way of understanding.
• Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish, they know me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.
• Matt 7:26 : 26 And every one that heareth these words of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, who built his house upon the sand:
• Rom 1:21 : 21 because that, knowing God, they glorified him not as God, neither gave thanks; but became vain in their reasonings, and their senseless heart was darkened.
• Gal 3:1 : 1 O foolish Galatians, who did bewitch you, before whose eyes Jesus Christ was openly set forth crucified?
• Job 2:10 : 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
• Matt 25:2 : 2 And five of them were foolish, and five were wise.
• 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 though I was before a blasphemer, and a persecutor, and injurious: but I obtained mercy, because I did it ignorantly in unbelief;
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we also once were foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving divers lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another.
• Deut 32:6 : 6 Do ye thus requite Jehovah, O foolish people and unwise? Is not he thy father that hath bought thee? He hath made thee, and established thee.
• Job 5:16 : 16 So the poor hath hope, And iniquity stoppeth her mouth.
• Ps 5:5 : 5 The arrogant shall not stand in thy sight: Thou hatest all workers of iniquity.