1 PET 3:2 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal (All still tentative.)

Key: khaki:verbs, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

UST They will believe in the Messiah because they see that you behave sincerely and act reverently toward them.

AICNT observing your pure conduct in reverence.

OEB as they see your pure, reverent conduct.

WEBBE seeing your pure behaviour in fear.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET when they see your pure and reverent conduct.

LSV having beheld your pure behavior in fear,

FBV recognizing your pure and reverent behavior.

TCNT when they observe your pure and reverent conduct.

T4T They will believe in Christ when they see that you respect them and that your way of life is pure.

LEB when they[fn] see your respectful, pure conduct.

3:2 *Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“see”) which is understood as temporal

BBE When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.

Moff when they see how chaste and reverent you are.

Wymth so full of reverence, and so blameless!

ASV beholding your chaste behavior coupled with fear.

DRA Considering your chaste conversation with fear.

YLT having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

Drby having witnessed your pure conversation [carried out] in fear;

RV beholding your chaste behaviour coupled with fear.

SLT Having beheld in fear your pure turning back.

Wbstr While they behold your chaste manner of life coupled with fear.

KJB-1769 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

KJB-1611 While they beholde your chaste conuersation coupled with feare:
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation)

Bshps Whyle they beholde your chaste conuersation coupled with feare.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from marking of added words (and possibly capitalisation and punctuation))

Gnva While they beholde your pure conuersation, which is with feare.
(While they behold your pure conversation, which is with fear. )

Cvdl whan they beholde yor pure conuersacion in feare.
(when they behold your pure conversacion in fear.)

TNT whill they beholde youre pure coversacion coupled with feare.
(while they behold your(pl) pure coversacion coupled with fear. )

Wycl And biholde ye in drede youre hooli conuersacioun.
(And behold ye/you_all in dread your(pl) holy conversacioun.)

Luth wenn sie ansehen euren keuschen Wandel in der Furcht;
(when they/she/them seen your(s)(pl) keuschen change(n) in the/of_the fear(n);)

ClVg considerantes in timore castam conversationem vestram.
(considerantes in/into/on with_fear castam conversation your. )

UGNT ἐποπτεύσαντες τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν.
(epopteusantes taʸn en fobōi hagnaʸn anastrofaʸn humōn.)

SBL-GNT ἐποπτεύσαντες τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν.
(epopteusantes taʸn en fobōi hagnaʸn anastrofaʸn humōn.)

RP-GNT ἐποπτεύσαντες τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν.
(epopteusantes taʸn en fobōi hagnaʸn anastrofaʸn humōn.)

TC-GNT ἐποπτεύσαντες τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν.
(epopteusantes taʸn en fobōi hagnaʸn anastrofaʸn humōn. )

SOTN SIL Open Translator’s Notes:

Section 3:1–7: Husbands and wives should honor one another

In this section, Peter gave instructions about family life. The wife should accept her husband’s authority, even if he is not a Christian, and try to influence him to faith in Christ by her good behavior. Husbands also should show honor towards their wives. Peter also said that when both husband and wife are believers, they share equally in the blessings of their new life in Christ.

Some other headings for this section are:

Wives and Husbands (NIV)

Instructions for wives and husbands

3:2

when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.

For they^(masc) will observe that your^(fem/plur) behavior/conduct is pure and reverent.
because they will be watching them^(fem) behave in a chaste and pious way.

This verse is the reason of the result of 3:1a–c. You should introduce and connect it to 3:1 in a way that is natural in your language. In some languages it may be more natural to begin a new sentence here. For example:

Your husbands will see… (NCV)

when they see: The Greek word that the BSB translates as when they see is literally “seeing.” In this context it is equivalent to “because they see” (as in the GNT). The Greek verb is the same as in 2:12c and means to observe closely.

your pure and reverent demeanor: The Greek phrase that the BSB translates as your pure and reverent demeanor is more literally “your pure way of life in fear.” The phrase “in fear” refers to fearing God. In some languages it may be natural to translate the phrase “in fear” as an adjective, as the BSB has done. Here are some other ways to translate this phrase:

in what a pure and reverent way you live

how pure and reverent are your lives

how pure and reverent your conduct is (GNT)

pure: The Greek word that the BSB translates as pure refers to holy and chaste behavior. Another way to translate pure is:

sincere

reverent: The Greek word that the BSB translates as reverent is literally “fear.” It is the same as in 2:18a (note on “respect”). There are two ways of understanding this word in this context:

It refers to reverence for God. For example:
your respect for God (NCV) (BSB, NIV, RSV, NJB, CEV, NET, NLT, GNT, NCV)
It refers to respect for the husband. For example:
respectful behavior (NASB) (NASB, REB)

The KJV does not indicate whom the women were to fear. It is recommended that you follow interpretation (1). This interpretation is implied by the use of the word reverence in the majority of English versions.

General Comment on 3:1c–3:2

In some languages it may be natural to reorder the clauses of 3:1c and 3:2 in this way:

^1cEven though you do not speak about Christ to them, ²they will see that you behave in a way that is holy and pious/reverential. ^1cThen they will turn and believe in him.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-logic-result

ἐποπτεύσαντες

˓having˒_observed

This phrase indicates the reason why the unbelieving husbands would become believers in Jesus. These husbands became believers because they observed how their wives behaved. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express the meaning explicitly. Alternate translation: [because they observed]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐποπτεύσαντες τήν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνήν ἀναστροφήν ὑμῶν)

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of behavior, you can express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [you behave purely and with fear]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

τὴν & ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν ὑμῶν

(Some words not found in SR-GNT: ἐποπτεύσαντες τήν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνήν ἀναστροφήν ὑμῶν)

This could refer to: (1) the wives’ sincere and honest behavior. Alternate translation: [your sincere behavior] (2) the wives’ sexually chaste behavior. Alternate translation: [your sexually chaste behavior]

Parallel 1 PET 3:2

Section 3:1–7: Husbands and wives should honor one another

3:2

General Comment on 3:1c–3:2

Parallel 1 PET 3:2