1PET 3:12 Parallel View

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ULT for
 ⇔  the eyes of the Lord are on righteous ones, and his ears are toward their request,
⇔  but the face of the Lord is against those doing evil.”

UST They must do these things, because the Lord watches over righteous people.
 ⇔  He listens and responds to the prayers of righteous people,
 ⇔  but he opposes people who do evil.”

BSB For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
⇔ and His ears are inclined to their prayer.
 ⇔ But the face of the Lord is against
⇔ those who do evil.”[fn]

3:12 Psalm 34:12–16 (see also LXX)

BLB Because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears toward their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those doing evil."

AICNT For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.[fn]

3:10-12, Psalms 34:12-16

OEB For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
⇔ and his ears are attentive to their prayers,
⇔ but the face of the Lord is set against those who do wrong.”

WEB For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
⇔ and his ears open to their prayer;
⇔ but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

NET For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer.
 ⇔  But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.

LSV because the eyes of the LORD [are] on the righteous, and His ears—to their supplication, but the face of the LORD [is] against those doing evil”;

FBV For God sees those who do right, and he hears their prayers, but he opposes those who do evil.”[fn]

3:12 Quoting Psalms 34:12-16.

TCNT For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
 ⇔ and his ears are open to their prayers.
 ⇔ But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

T4T because the Lord sees [MTY] what righteous people do and he appreciates/likes what they do.
 ⇔ He listens to righteous people when they pray, and he answers them.
 ⇔ But he is [MTY] opposed to those who do evil things.

LEB • are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. • But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.[fn]
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BBE For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

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ASV For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,
 ⇔ And his ears unto their supplication:
 ⇔ But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

DRA Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things.

YLT because the eyes of the Lord [are] upon the righteous, and His ears — to their supplication, and the face of the Lord [is] upon those doing evil;'

DBY because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil.

RV For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

WBS For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

KJB For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
(For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. )

BB For the eyes of the Lorde are ouer the ryghteous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers: Againe, the face of the Lorde is ouer them that do euyll.
(For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: Again, the face of the Lord is over them that do evil.)

GNV For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil.
(For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil. )

CB For ye eyes of the LORDE are ouer the righteous, & his eares are open vnto their prayers. But ye face of the LORDE beholdeth the yt do euell.
(For ye/you_all eyes of the LORD are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers. But ye/you_all face of the LORD beholdeth the it do evil.)

TNT For the eyes of the Lorde are over the righteous and his eares are open vnto their prayers. But the face of the Lorde beholdeth the that do evyll.
(For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous and his ears are open unto their prayers. But the face of the Lord beholdeth the that do evil. )

WYC For the iyen of the Lord ben on iust men, and hise eris on the preieris of hem; but the cheer of the Lord is on men that don yuels.
(For the iyen of the Lord been on just men, and his ears on the prayeris of hem; but the cheer of the Lord is on men that done yuels.)

LUT Denn die Augen des HErrn sehen auf die Gerechten und seine Ohren auf ihr Gebet; das Angesicht aber des HErrn siehet auf die, so Böses tun.
(Because the Augen the HErrn see on the Gerechten and his ears on her Gebet; the Angesicht but the HErrn siehet on die, so Böses tun.)

CLV quia oculi Domini super justos, et aures ejus in preces eorum: vultus autem Domini super facientes mala.
(because oculi Domini super justos, and aures his in preces eorum: vultus however Domini super facientes mala. )

UGNT ὅτι ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους, καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν; πρόσωπον δὲ Κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά.
(hoti ofthalmoi Kuriou epi dikaious, kai ōta autou eis deaʸsin autōn? prosōpon de Kuriou epi poiountas kaka.)

SBL-GNT ὅτι ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν, πρόσωπον δὲ κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά.
(hoti ofthalmoi kuriou epi dikaious kai ōta autou eis deaʸsin autōn, prosōpon de kuriou epi poiountas kaka. )

TC-GNT Ὅτι [fn]ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους,
 ⇔ καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν·
 ⇔ πρόσωπον δὲ Κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά.
(Hoti ofthalmoi Kuriou epi dikaious,
 ⇔ kai ōta autou eis deaʸsin autōn;
 ⇔ prosōpon de Kuriou epi poiountas kaka.)

3:12 οφθαλμοι ¦ οι οφθαλμοι TR

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὀφθαλμοὶ Κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους

/the/_eyes ˱of˲_/the/_Lord_‹are› on /the/_righteous

Here, eyes being on someone is an idiom that refers to God acting favorably toward someone by taking care of that person. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly or use a similar idiom in your language. Alternate translation: “The Lord lovingly takes care of the righteous ones”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν

/the/_ears ˱of˲_him toward /the/_petition ˱of˲_them

Here, ears being toward someone’s request is an idiom that refers to God listening to that person’s request. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly or use a similar idiom in your language. Alternate translation: “the Lord listens to their request”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν

/the/_ears ˱of˲_him toward /the/_petition ˱of˲_them

The idea that the Lord listens to the requests of righteous people also implies that he responds to those requests. If this might be helpful to your readers, you could state this explicitly. Alternate translation: “he listens to and grants their request”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / genericnoun

δέησιν αὐτῶν

/the/_petition ˱of˲_them

Here, request refers to requests in general, not to one particular request. If this would be misunderstood in your language, use a more natural phrase. Alternate translation: “their requests”

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche

πρόσωπον δὲ Κυρίου ἐπὶ

/the/_face but ˱of˲_/the/_Lord_‹is› against

Here, face refers to the Lord himself. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “But the Lord is against”

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

πρόσωπον δὲ Κυρίου ἐπὶ

/the/_face but ˱of˲_/the/_Lord_‹is› against

Here, the face being against someone is an idiom that refers to one person opposing another person. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly or use a similar idiom in your language. Alternate translation: “but the Lord opposes”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / quotemarks

ποιοῦντας κακά

˱those˲_doing evil

After this phrase, Peter also ends his quotation from the book of Psalms. If you decided in 3:10 to mark this as a quotation, indicate that ending here with whatever punctuation or convention your language uses to indicate the end of a quotation.

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