1 Peter 4:19

KJV1611 – Modern English

Therefore let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust the keeping of their souls to him in doing good, as to a faithful Creator.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὥστε καὶ οἱ πάσχοντες κατὰ τὸ θέλημα τοῦ Θεοῦ ὡς πιστῷ Κτίστῃ, παρατιθέσθωσαν τὰς ψυχὰς αὐτῶν ἐν ἀγαθοποιΐᾳ.

Transliteration

Therefore also those paschontes kata to thelēma tou Theou as to faithful Ktistē, let them paratithesthōsan tas psychas autōn in agathopoiia.

Grammar Details

• *paschontes*: present active participle, nominative, masculine, plural - suffering
• *thelēma*: accusative, neuter, singular - will
• *Theou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of God
• *pistō*: dative, masculine, singular - to faithful
• *Ktistē*: dative, masculine, singular - to Creator
• *paratithesthōsan*: present middle imperative, 3rd person plural - let them entrust/commit
• *tas psychas*: accusative, feminine, plural - the souls
• *autōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of them
• *agathopoiia*: dative, feminine, singular - in well-doing/doing good

Word Meanings

• *paschontes*: suffering/experiencing hardship
• *Ktistē*: Creator/Maker
• *paratithesthōsan*: entrust/commit/deposit
• *psychas*: souls/lives
• *agathopoiia*: doing good/well-doing/right conduct

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator while continuing to do good.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore{G5620} let them also that suffer{G3958} according to{G2596} the will{G2307} of God{G2316} commit{G3908} their{G1438} souls{G5590} in{G1722} well-doing{G16} unto{G5613} a faithful{G4103} Creator.{G2939}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore{G5620}{G2532} let{G3908} them that suffer{G3958}{(G5723)} according to{G2596} the will{G2307} of God{G2316} commit the keeping{G3908}{(G5744)} of their{G1438} souls{G5590} to him in{G1722} well doing{G16}, as{G5613} unto a faithful{G4103} Creator{G2939}.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Wherfore let them that suffer accordynge to the will of god commit their soules to him with well doynge as vnto a faythfull creator

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wherfore let them that suffer acordynge to the will off God, commytte their soules vnto him with well doynge, as to the faithfull creator.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God, commit their soules to him in well doing, as vnto a faithfull Creator.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherefore, let them that are troubled accordyng to the wyll of God, commit their soules to him with well doyng, as vnto a faythfull creatour.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore let them that suffer according to the will of God commit the keeping of their souls [to him] in well doing, as unto a faithful Creator.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  so that also those suffering according to the will of god, as to a stedfast Creator, let them commit their own souls in good doing.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore let them also that suffer according to the will of God commit their souls in well-doing unto a faithful Creator.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this reason let those who by the purpose of God undergo punishment, keep on in well-doing and put their souls into the safe hands of their Maker.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore let them also who suffer according to the will of God in doing good entrust their souls to him, as to a faithful Creator.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 31:5 : 5 Into your hand I commit my spirit: you have redeemed me, O LORD God of truth.
• Luke 23:46 : 46 And when Jesus had cried out with a loud voice, He said, Father, into Your hands I commit My spirit. And having said this, He breathed His last.
• 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.
• 2 Tim 1:12 : 12 For this reason I also suffer these things; nevertheless I am not ashamed, for I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that He is able to keep what I have committed to Him until that day.
• Heb 1:2-3 : 2 Has in these last days spoken to us by His Son, whom He has appointed heir of all things, through whom also He made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of His glory, and the exact image of His person, and upholding all things by the word of His power, when He had by Himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
• 1 Pet 2:15 : 15 For this is the will of God, that by doing good you may put to silence the ignorance of foolish men:
• Esth 4:16 : 16 "Go, gather all the Jews who are present in Shushan, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. I and my maidens will fast likewise. And so I will go to the king, which is against the law; and if I perish, I perish."
• 1 Pet 4:12-16 : 12 Beloved, do not think it strange concerning the fiery trial which is to test you, as though some strange thing happened to you: 13 But rejoice, since you are partakers of Christ's sufferings; that, when his glory is revealed, you may also be glad with exceeding joy. 14 If you are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are you; for the Spirit of glory and of God rests upon you: on their part he is spoken of as evil, but on your part he is glorified. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as an evildoer, or as a meddler in other people's matters. 16 Yet if anyone suffers as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; but let him glorify God in this matter.
• Rev 4:10-11 : 10 the twenty-four elders fall down before Him who sits on the throne and worship Him who lives forever and ever, and cast their crowns before the throne, saying, 11 "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory, honor, and power; for You created all things, and by Your will they exist and were created."
• Rev 5:9-9 : 9 And they sang a new song, saying, You are worthy to take the book and to open its seals, for You were slain and have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe, language, people, and nation, 10 And have made us kings and priests to our God; and we shall reign on the earth. 11 Then I looked, and I heard the voice of many angels around the throne, the living creatures, and the elders; and the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand, and thousands of thousands, 12 Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb who was slain to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing. 13 And every creature which is in heaven and on earth and under the earth and on the sea, and all that are in them, I heard saying, Blessing and honor and glory and power be to Him who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb, forever and ever. 14 Then the four living creatures said, Amen. And the twenty-four elders fell down and worshiped Him who lives forever and ever.
• Acts 7:59 : 59 And they stoned Stephen as he called on God and said, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
• Acts 21:11-14 : 11 And when he came to us, he took Paul's belt, bound his own hands and feet, and said, Thus says the Holy Ghost, So shall the Jews at Jerusalem bind the man who owns this belt and shall deliver him into the hands of the Gentiles. 12 And when we heard these things, both we and those of that place pleaded with him not to go to Jerusalem. 13 Then Paul answered, What do you mean by weeping and breaking my heart? for I am ready not only to be bound, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus. 14 And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done.
• Rom 2:7 : 7 To those who by patient continuance in well-doing seek for glory and honor and immortality, eternal life:
• Col 1:16-20 : 16 For by him all things were created, that are in heaven, and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist. 18 And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence. 19 For it pleased the Father that in him all fullness should dwell; 20 And having made peace through the blood of his cross, by him to reconcile all things to himself; by him, I say, whether things on earth, or things in heaven.
• Isa 54:16-17 : 16 Behold, I have created the smith who blows the coals in the fire, and that brings forth an instrument for his work; and I have created the waster to destroy. 17 No weapon that is formed against you shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against you in judgment you shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, says the LORD.
• Jer 26:11-15 : 11 Then the priests and the prophets spoke to the princes and to all the people, saying, This man is worthy to die; for he has prophesied against this city, as you have heard with your own ears. 12 Then Jeremiah spoke to all the princes and to all the people, saying, The LORD sent me to prophesy against this house and against this city all the words that you have heard. 13 Therefore now amend your ways and your deeds, and obey the voice of the LORD your God; and the LORD will relent of the evil that he has pronounced against you. 14 As for me, behold, I am in your hand; do with me as seems good and just to you. 15 But know for certain that if you put me to death, you will surely bring innocent blood upon yourselves, and upon this city, and upon its inhabitants; for truly the LORD has sent me to you to speak all these words in your hearing.
• Dan 3:16-18 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego answered the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we do not need to defend ourselves in this matter. 17 If that is the case, our God whom we serve is able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace, and He will deliver us from your hand, O king. 18 But if not, let it be known to you, O king, that we do not serve your gods, nor will we worship the golden image which you have set up.
• Dan 6:10-11 : 10 Now when Daniel knew that the writing was signed, he went into his house; and his windows being open in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he knelt on his knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks before his God, as he did before. 11 Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying and making supplication before his God.
• Dan 6:22 : 22 My God has sent his angel, and has shut the lions' mouths, so that they have not hurt me: because innocence was found in me before him; and also before you, O king, have I done no harm.
• Ps 37:5 : 5 Commit your way to the LORD; trust also in him, and he shall bring it to pass.
• Ps 138:8 : 8 The LORD will perfect that which concerns me; Your mercy, O LORD, endures forever; do not forsake the works of Your hands.
• Ps 146:5-6 : 5 Happy is he who has the God of Jacob for his help, whose hope is in the LORD his God: 6 Who made heaven, and earth, the sea, and all that is in them; who keeps truth forever:
• Isa 40:27-28 : 27 Why do you say, O Jacob, and speak, O Israel, My way is hidden from the LORD, and my judgment is passed over from my God? 28 Have you not known? Have you not heard? The everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, does not faint nor is weary? His understanding is unsearchable.
• Isa 43:7 : 7 Everyone who is called by My name: for I have created him for My glory, I have formed him; yes, I have made him.
• Isa 43:21 : 21 This people I have formed for Myself; they shall declare My praise.
• Isa 51:12-13 : 12 I, even I, am he who comforts you: who are you, that you should be afraid of a man who will die, and of the son of man who will be made like grass; 13 And you forget the LORD your Maker, who stretched forth the heavens, and laid the foundations of the earth; and you fear continually every day because of the fury of the oppressor, as if he were ready to destroy? And where is the fury of the oppressor?