1 Peter 2:21

21To thisεἰςhereuntoτοῦτοforγὰρyou have been calledἐκλήθητε,becauseὅτιalsoκαὶChristΧριστὸςsufferedἔπαθενforὑπὲρyouὑμῶν,youὑμῖνleavingὑπολιμπάνωνan exampleὑπογραμμὸνthatἵναyou should follow afterἐπακολουθήσητεtheτοῖςstepsἴχνεσινof Himαὐτοῦ·

For to this you⁺ were called, because Christ also suffered for you⁺, leaving you⁺ an example so that you⁺ should follow after His footsteps:

Vocab difficulty

69.4

Rare words

  • ὑπολιμπάνων

    ὑπολιμπάνω

    I leave behind.

  • ὑπογραμμὸν

    ὑπογραμμός

    a writing-copy, an example, pattern.

  • ἐπακολουθήσητε

    ἐπακολουθέω

    I follow close after, accompany, dog; I imitate, pursue, am studious of.

  • ἴχνεσιν

    ἴχνος

    a track, footstep.