1 Peter 3:14

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But in fact, if you happen to suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them or be shaken.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀλλʼ εἰ καὶ πάσχοιτε διὰ δικαιοσύνην, μακάριοι: Τὸν δὲ φόβον αὐτῶν μὴ φοβηθῆτε, μηδὲ ταραχθῆτε·

Transliteration

But if also you-should-paschoite because-of dikaiosynēn, makarioi: The but phobon of-them not phobēthēte, neither be-tarachthēte;

Grammar Details

• *alla*: conjunction - but/yet/however
• *ei*: conditional conjunction - if
• *kai*: conjunction - also/even
• *paschoite*: present active optative, 2nd plural - you should suffer
• *dia*: preposition + accusative - because of/for the sake of
• *dikaiosynēn*: accusative, feminine, singular - righteousness/justice
• *makarioi*: nominative, masculine, plural - blessed/happy
• *phobon*: accusative, masculine, singular - fear/terror
• *autōn*: genitive, plural - of them/their
• *mē*: negative particle - not
• *phobēthēte*: aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd plural - you should fear/be afraid
• *mēde*: negative conjunction - nor/neither/and not
• *tarachthēte*: aorist passive subjunctive, 2nd plural - you should be troubled/disturbed

Word Meanings

• *paschoite*: you should suffer/you should experience/you might endure
• *dikaiosynēn*: righteousness/justice/uprightness
• *makarioi*: blessed/happy/fortunate
• *phobon*: fear/terror/dread
• *phobēthēte*: you should fear/you should be afraid of/you should dread
• *tarachthēte*: you should be troubled/you should be disturbed/you should be agitated

Referenced Verses

• 1 Pet 2:19-20 : 19 For this finds God’s favor, if because of conscience toward God someone endures hardships in suffering unjustly. 20 For what credit is it if you sin and are mistreated and endure it? But if you do good and suffer and so endure, this finds favor with God.
• Isa 8:12-13 : 12 “Do not say,‘Conspiracy,’ every time these people say the word. Don’t be afraid of what scares them; don’t be terrified. 13 You must recognize the authority of the LORD of Heaven’s Armies. He is the one you must respect; he is the one you must fear.
• Isa 41:10-14 : 10 Don’t be afraid, for I am with you! Don’t be frightened, for I am your God! I strengthen you– yes, I help you– yes, I uphold you with my saving right hand! 11 Look, all who were angry at you will be ashamed and humiliated; your adversaries will be reduced to nothing and perish. 12 When you will look for your opponents, you will not find them; your enemies will be reduced to absolutely nothing. 13 For I am the LORD your God, the one who takes hold of your right hand, who says to you,‘Don’t be afraid, I am helping you.’ 14 Don’t be afraid, despised insignificant Jacob, men of Israel. I am helping you,” says the LORD, your protector, the Holy One of Israel.
• Matt 10:28 : 28 Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the one who is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
• Matt 5:10-12 : 10 “Blessed are those who are persecuted for righteousness, for the kingdom of heaven belongs to them. 11 “Blessed are you when people insult you and persecute you and say all kinds of evil things about you falsely on account of me. 12 Rejoice and be glad, because your reward is great in heaven, for they persecuted the prophets before you in the same way.
• Mark 10:29 : 29 Jesus said,“I tell you the truth, there is no one who has left home or brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for my sake and for the sake of the gospel
• Luke 6:22-23 : 22 “Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject you as evil on account of the Son of Man! 23 Rejoice in that day, and jump for joy, because your reward is great in heaven. For their ancestors did the same things to the prophets.
• John 14:1 : 1 Jesus’ Parting Words to His Disciples“Do not let your hearts be distressed. You believe in God; believe also in me.
• John 14:27 : 27 “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you; I do not give it to you as the world does. Do not let your hearts be distressed or lacking in courage.
• 1 Pet 4:13-16 : 13 But rejoice in the degree that you have shared in the sufferings of Christ, so that when his glory is revealed you may also rejoice and be glad. 14 If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory, who is the Spirit of God, rests on you. 15 But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker. 16 But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.
• 1 Pet 3:6 : 6 like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.
• Acts 9:16 : 16 For I will show him how much he must suffer for the sake of my name.”
• Acts 18:9-9 : 9 The Lord said to Paul by a vision in the night,“Do not be afraid, but speak and do not be silent, 10 because I am with you, and no one will assault you to harm you, because I have many people in this city.”
• 2 Cor 12:10 : 10 Therefore I am content with weaknesses, with insults, with troubles, with persecutions and difficulties for the sake of Christ, for whenever I am weak, then I am strong.
• Phil 1:29 : 29 For it has been granted to you not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for him,
• Jas 1:12 : 12 Happy is the one who endures testing, because when he has proven to be genuine, he will receive the crown of life that God promised to those who love him.
• Luke 12:4-5 : 4 “I tell you, my friends, do not be afraid of those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more they can do. 5 But I will warn you whom you should fear: Fear the one who, after the killing, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him!
• Matt 10:18-22 : 18 And you will be brought before governors and kings because of me, as a witness to them and to the Gentiles. 19 Whenever they hand you over for trial, do not worry about how to speak or what to say, for what you should say will be given to you at that time. 20 For it is not you speaking, but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you. 21 “Brother will hand over brother to death, and a father his child. Children will rise against parents and have them put to death. 22 And you will be hated by everyone because of my name. But the one who endures to the end will be saved!
• Matt 10:31 : 31 So do not be afraid; you are more valuable than many sparrows.
• Matt 10:39 : 39 Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
• Matt 16:25 : 25 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me will find it.
• Matt 19:29 : 29 And whoever has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or fields for my sake will receive a hundred times as much and will inherit eternal life.
• Mark 8:35 : 35 For whoever wants to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his life because of me and because of the gospel will save it.
• Isa 51:12 : 12 “I, I am the one who consoles you. Why are you afraid of mortal men, of mere human beings who are as short-lived as grass?
• Jer 1:8 : 8 Do not be afraid of those to whom I send you, for I will be with you to protect you,” says the LORD.
• Jer 15:15 : 15 I said,“LORD, you know how I suffer. Take thought of me and care for me. Pay back for me those who have been persecuting me. Do not be so patient with them that you allow them to kill me. Be mindful of how I have put up with their insults for your sake.
• Ezek 3:9 : 9 I have made your forehead harder than flint– like diamond! Do not fear them or be terrified of the looks they give you, for they are a rebellious house.”