1 Peter 3:14

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy `are ye'! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

📖 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 `is' gracious, if because of conscience toward God any one doth endure sorrows, suffering unrighteously; 20 for what renown `is it', if sinning and being buffeted, ye do endure `it'? but if, doing good and suffering `for it', ye do endure, this `is' gracious with God,
• Isa 8:12-13 : 12 `Ye do not say, A confederacy, To all to whom this people saith, A confederacy, And its fear ye do not fear, Nor declare fearful. 13 Jehovah of Hosts -- Him ye do sanctify, And He `is' your Fear, and He your Dread,
• Isa 41:10-14 : 10 Be not afraid, for with thee I `am', Look not around, for I `am' thy God, I have strengthened thee, Yea, I have helped thee, yea, I upheld thee, With the right hand of My righteousness. 11 Lo, all those displeased with thee, They are ashamed and blush, They are as nothing, yea, perish Do the men who strive with thee. 12 Thou seekest them, and findest them not, The men who debate with thee, They are as nothing, yea, as nothing, The men who war with thee. 13 For I, Jehovah thy God, Am strengthening thy right hand, He who is saying to thee, `Fear not, I have helped thee.' 14 Fear not, O worm Jacob, ye men of Israel, I helped thee, an affirmation of Jehovah, Even thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
• Matt 10:28 : 28 `And be not afraid of those killing the body, and are not able to kill the soul, but fear rather Him who is able both soul and body to destroy in gehenna.
• Matt 5:10-12 : 10 `Happy those persecuted for righteousness' sake -- because theirs is the reign of the heavens. 11 `Happy are ye whenever they may reproach you, and may persecute, and may say any evil thing against you falsely for my sake -- 12 rejoice ye and be glad, because your reward `is' great in the heavens, for thus did they persecute the prophets who were before you.
• Mark 10:29 : 29 And Jesus answering said, `Verily I say to you, there is no one who left house, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my sake, and for the good news',
• Luke 6:22-23 : 22 `Happy are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you, and shall reproach, and shall cast forth your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake -- 23 rejoice in that day, and leap, for lo, your reward `is' great in the heaven, for according to these things were their fathers doing to the prophets.
• John 14:1 : 1 `Let not your heart be troubled, believe in God, also in me believe;
• John 14:27 : 27 `Peace I leave to you; my peace I give to you, not according as the world doth give do I give to you; let not your heart be troubled, nor let it be afraid;
• 1 Pet 4:13-16 : 13 but, according as ye have fellowship with the sufferings of the Christ, rejoice ye, that also in the revelation of his glory ye may rejoice -- exulting; 14 if ye be reproached in the name of Christ -- happy `are ye', because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified; 15 for let none of you suffer as a murderer, or thief, or evil-doer, or as an inspector into other men's matters; 16 and if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed; and let him glorify God in this respect;
• 1 Pet 3:6 : 6 as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.
• Acts 9:16 : 16 for I will shew him how many things it behoveth him for My name to suffer.'
• Acts 18:9-9 : 9 And the Lord said through a vision in the night to Paul, `Be not afraid, but be speaking and thou mayest be not silent; 10 because I am with thee, and no one shall set on thee to do thee evil; because I have much people in this city;'
• 2 Cor 12:10 : 10 wherefore I am well pleased in infirmities, in damages, in necessities, in persecutions, in distresses -- for Christ; for whenever I am infirm, then I am powerful;
• Phil 1:29 : 29 because to you it was granted, on behalf of Christ, not only to believe in him, but also on behalf of him to suffer;
• Jas 1:12 : 12 Happy the man who doth endure temptation, because, becoming approved, he shall receive the crown of the life, which the Lord did promise to those loving Him.
• Luke 12:4-5 : 4 `And I say to you, my friends, be not afraid of those killing the body, and after these things are not having anything over to do; 5 but I will show to you, whom ye may fear; Fear him who, after the killing, is having authority to cast to the gehenna; yes, I say to you, Fear ye Him.
• Matt 10:18-22 : 18 and before governors and kings ye shall be brought for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. 19 `And whenever they may deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye may speak, for it shall be given you in that hour what ye shall speak; 20 for ye are not the speakers, but the Spirit of your Father that is speaking in you. 21 `And brother shall deliver up brother to death, and father child, and children shall rise up against parents, and shall put them to death, 22 and ye shall be hated by all because of my name, but he who hath endured to the end, he shall be saved.
• Matt 10:31 : 31 be not therefore afraid, than many sparrows ye are better.
• Matt 10:39 : 39 `He who found his life shall lose it, and he who lost his life for my sake shall find it.
• Matt 16:25 : 25 for whoever may will to save his life, shall lose it, and whoever may lose his life for my sake shall find it,
• Matt 19:29 : 29 and every one who left houses, or brothers, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or fields, for my name's sake, an hundredfold shall receive, and life age-during shall inherit;
• Mark 8:35 : 35 for whoever may will to save his life shall lose it; and whoever may lose his life for my sake and for the good news' sake, he shall save it;
• Isa 51:12 : 12 I -- I `am' He -- your comforter, Who `art' thou -- and thou art afraid of man? he dieth! And of the son of man -- grass he is made!
• Jer 1:8 : 8 Be not afraid of their faces, for with thee `am' I to deliver thee, -- an affirmation of Jehovah.'
• Jer 15:15 : 15 Thou, Thou hast known, O Jehovah, Remember me, and inspect me, And take vengeance for me of my pursuers, In Thy long-suffering take me not away, Know -- I have borne for Thee reproach.
• Ezek 3:9 : 9 As an adamant harder than a rock I have made thy forehead; thou dost not fear them, nor art thou affrighted before them, for a rebellious house `are' they.'