1 Peter 2:15

KJV1611 – Modern English

For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may 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

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For it is God’s will that by doing good you should silence the ignorance of foolish people.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  For{G3754} so{G3779} is{G2076} the will{G2307} of God,{G2316} that by well-doing{G15} ye should put to silence{G5392} the ignorance{G56} of foolish{G878} men:{G444}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  For{G3754} so{G3779} is{G2076}{(G5748)} the will{G2307} of God{G2316}, that with well doing{G15}{(G5723)} ye may put to silence{G5392}{(G5721)} the ignorance{G56} of foolish{G878} men{G444}:

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For so is the will of god that ye put to sylence the ygnorancie of the folyshe men:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For so is the will of God, that ye with well doynge shulde put to sylence the ignoraunce of folishmen:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

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

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For so is the wyll of God, that with well doyng, ye may stoppe the mouthes of foolishe and ignoraunt men:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For so is the will of God, that with well doing ye may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

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

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  because, so is the will of God, doing good, to put to silence the ignorance of the foolish men;

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because it is God's pleasure that foolish and narrow-minded men may be put to shame by your good behaviour:

• World English Bible (2000)

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

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For God wants you to silence the ignorance of foolish people by doing good.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Thess 4:3 : 3 For this is the will of God, your sanctification, that you should abstain from fornication:
• 1 Pet 2:12 : 12 Having your conduct honorable among the Gentiles, that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by your good works which they observe, glorify God in the day of visitation.
• 1 Pet 3:17 : 17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
• 1 Thess 5:18 : 18 In everything give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you.
• Titus 2:8 : 8 Sound speech that cannot be condemned; that he who is of the opposite side may be ashamed, having nothing evil to say of you.
• Eph 6:6-7 : 6 Not with eye-service, as men-pleasers, but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart; 7 With goodwill doing service, as to the Lord, and not to men;
• 1 Pet 4:2 : 2 That he should no longer live the rest of his time in the flesh to the lusts of men, but to the will of God.
• 2 Pet 2:12 : 12 But these, like natural brute beasts made to be caught and destroyed, speak evil of things they do not understand, and will utterly perish in their own corruption;
• Jude 1:10 : 10 But these speak evil of whatever they do not know; and whatever they know naturally, like brute beasts, in these things they corrupt themselves.
• Ps 107:42 : 42 The righteous shall see it, and rejoice: and all iniquity shall stop its mouth.
• Prov 9:6 : 6 Forsake the foolish, and live; and go in the way of understanding.
• Jer 4:22 : 22 For my people are foolish, they have not known me; they are senseless 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 everyone who hears these sayings of mine and does not do them will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand.
• Rom 1:21 : 21 Because, although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.
• Gal 3:1 : 1 O foolish Galatians, who has bewitched you, that you should not obey the truth, before whose eyes Jesus Christ has been clearly set forth, crucified among you?
• Job 2:10 : 10 But he said to her, You speak as one of the foolish women speaks. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this Job did not sin with his lips.
• Matt 25:2 : 2 And five of them were wise, and five were foolish.
• 1 Tim 1:13 : 13 Although I was formerly a blasphemer, a persecutor, and an insolent man; but I obtained mercy because I did it ignorantly in unbelief.
• Titus 3:3 : 3 For we ourselves were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.
• Deut 32:6 : 6 Do you thus repay the LORD, O foolish and unwise people? Is he not your Father who has bought you? Has he not made you, and established you?
• Job 5:16 : 16 So the poor have hope, and injustice shuts its mouth.
• Ps 5:5 : 5 The foolish shall not stand in your sight; you hate all workers of iniquity.