1 Peter 2:12

12theτὴνconductἀναστροφὴνof youὑμῶνamongἐνtheτοῖςGentilesἔθνεσινkeepingἔχοντεςhonorableκαλήν,so thatἵνα,whereinἐνwhichᾧthey speak againstκαταλαλοῦσινyouὑμῶνasὡςevildoersκακοποιῶν,throughἐκtheτῶνgoodκαλῶνdeedsἔργωνhaving witnessedἐποπτεύοντεςthey may glorifyδοξάσωσιτὸνGodθεὸνinἐν[the] dayἡμέρᾳof visitationἐπισκοπῆς.

having your⁺ conduct among the Gentiles good, so that wherein which they speak against you⁺ as evildoers, out of having witnessed the good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.

Vocab difficulty

66.4

Rare words

  • κακοποιῶν

    κακοποιός

    doing evil; subst: an evil-doer.

  • ἐποπτεύοντες

    ἐποπτεύω

    I am an eyewitness of, behold, look upon.

  • ἐπισκοπῆς

    ἐπισκοπή

    (a) visitation (of judgment), (b) oversight, supervision, overseership.