OET interlinear 1 PET 3:15

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

Κύριον & τὸν Χριστὸν ἁγιάσατε ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν

˱as˲_Lord & the Messiah sanctify in the hearts ˱of˲_you_all

Peter uses sanctify the Lord Christ to refer to acknowledging Christ’s holiness. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [acknowledge in your hearts that the Lord Christ is holy]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ἐν ταῖς καρδίαις ὑμῶν

in the hearts ˱of˲_you_all

Here, hearts refers to the thoughts or emotions of Peter’s readers. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [in your minds] or [within yourselves]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

πρὸς ἀπολογίαν

for ˓a˒_defense

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of defense, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [to defend your faith]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τῷ αἰτοῦντι ὑμᾶς λόγον

¬which requesting you_all ˓an˒_account

Peter uses word to refer to an answer or explanation spoken by using words. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [who asks you for a statement]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

περὶ τῆς ἐν ὑμῖν ἐλπίδος

concerning the in you_all hope

Peter speaks of hope as if it were something that could be inside a person. If this would confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [concerning your hope] or [concerning the hope that you have]