1 Peter 3:12

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

For ye eyes of ye Lorde are over ye righteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers. But ye face of the Lorde beholdeth the that do evyll.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ὅτι οἵ ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους, καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν: πρόσωπον δὲ Κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά.

Transliteration

Because the ophthalmoi Kyriou upon dikaious, and ōta of-him unto deēsin of-them: but prosōpon Kyriou upon those-poiountas kaka.

Grammar Details

• *hoti*: conjunction - because/for/that
• *ophthalmoi*: nominative, masculine, plural - eyes
• *Kyriou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of Lord
• *epi*: preposition + accusative - upon/on/toward
• *dikaious*: accusative, masculine, plural - righteous/just
• *ōta*: nominative, neuter, plural - ears
• *autou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of him/his
• *eis*: preposition + accusative - to/into/for
• *deēsin*: accusative, feminine, singular - prayer/supplication
• *autōn*: genitive, plural - of them/their
• *prosōpon*: nominative, neuter, singular - face/countenance
• *de*: conjunction - but/and/now
• *poiountas*: present active participle, accusative, masculine, plural - doing/practicing
• *kaka*: accusative, neuter, plural - evil things/bad things

Word Meanings

• *ophthalmoi*: eyes/sight
• *Kyriou*: of the Lord/of the master
• *dikaious*: righteous ones/just ones/upright ones
• *ōta*: ears/hearing
• *deēsin*: prayer/supplication/petition
• *prosōpon*: face/countenance/presence
• *poiountas*: doing/practicing/performing
• *kaka*: evil things/bad things/harmful things

Referenced Verses

• John 9:31 : 31 For we be sure that God heareth not synners. But yf eny man be a worshipper of God and do his will him heareth he.
• Jas 5:16 : 16 knowledge youre fautes one to another: and praye one for another that ye maye be healed. The prayer of a ryghteous ma avayleth moche yf it be fervet.
• Lev 17:10 : 10 And what soeuer man it be of the housse of Israel or of the straungers that soiourne amonge you that eateth any maner of bloude I will set my face agaynst that soule that eateth bloude, and will destroy him from amonge his people.
• Lev 20:3 : 3 And I wil sett my face apon that felowe, and will destroye him from amonge his people: because he hath geuen of his seed vnto Moloch, for to defile my sanctuary and to polute myne holy name.
• Lev 20:6 : 6 Yf any soule turne vnto them that worke with spirites or makers of dysemall dayes and goo a whoorynge after them, I wilt put my face apon that soule and will destroye him from amonge his people.
• Lev 26:17 : 17 And I will set my face agenste you and ye shal fall before youre enemyes, and they that hate you shal raigne ouer you, ad ye shall flee whe no man foloweth you.
• Deut 11:12 : 12 and a londe which the Lorde thi God careth for. The eyes of the Lord thi God are always apo it, from the begynnynge of the yere vnto the later ende of the yere.