1PET 5:12 Parallel Verse View

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OET (OET-RV) I have written this brief letter with the help of the faithful brother, Silvanus to encourage you all and to testify that God’s grace that you all accepted is true.

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 OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT Through Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I regard him, I wrote to you briefly, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God. Stand in it.

UST Silas has written this letter for me as I have dictated it to him. I consider him to be a faithful fellow believer. I have written this short letter to you in order to encourage you and to declare to you that what I have written is about the true and gracious message from God. Continue to firmly believe this message!

BSB § Through Silvanus,[fn] whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

BLB Through Silvanus, the faithful brother as I regard him, I have written to you through few words, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God, in which you stand.

AICNT Through Silvanus, a faithful brother as I regard him, I have written briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

OEB ¶ I have been writing to you briefly by the hand of Silas, our true-hearted friend (for so I regard him), to encourage you, and to bear my testimony that in what I have written is to be found the true love of God. On that take your stand.

WEBBE Through Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I consider him, I have written to you briefly, exhorting and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET Through Silvanus, whom I know to be a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, in order to encourage you and testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand fast in it.

LSV Through Silvanus, the faithful brother as I reckon, I wrote through few [words] to you, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which you have stood.

FBV With the help of Silvanus, whom I consider a trustworthy brother, I send this letter to you. In these few words I've written I want to encourage you and testify that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in God's grace!

TCNT Through Silvanus, whom I regard as a faithful brother, I have written to you briefly, encouraging you and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which you stand.

T4T Silas has written this letter for me as I have ◄dictated it to him/told him what to write►. I consider/know that he is a faithful fellow believer. I have written this short letter to you to encourage you, and I want to assure you that what I have written is a true message about the things that God kindly does for us, things that we do not deserve. Continue to firmly believe this message.

LEB Through Silvanus, the faithful brother (as I consider him), I have written to you briefly[fn] to encourage you and to attest that this is the true grace of God. Stand firm in it.

5:12 Literally “by a few”

BBE I have sent you this short letter by Silvanus, a true brother, in my opinion; comforting you and witnessing that this is the true grace of God; keep to it.

Moff No Moff 1PET book available

Wymth I send this short letter by Silas, our faithful brother—for such I regard him—in order to encourage you, and to bear witness that what I have told you is the true grace of God. In it stand fast.

ASV ¶ By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account him, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God: stand ye fast therein.

DRA By Sylvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I think, I have written briefly: beseeching and testifying that this is the true grace of God, wherein you stand.

YLT Through Silvanus, to you the faithful brother, as I reckon, through few [words] I did write, exhorting and testifying this to be the true grace of God in which ye have stood.

Drby By Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I suppose, I have written to you briefly; exhorting and testifying that this is [the] true grace of [fn]God in which ye stand.

5.12 Elohim

RV By Silvanus, our faithful brother, as I account him, I have written unto you briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God: stand ye fast therein.

Wbstr By Silvanus, a faithful brother to you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God in which ye stand.

KJB-1769 By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
(By Silvanus, a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying that this is the true grace of God wherein ye/you_all stand. )

KJB-1611 By Syluanus a faithfull brother vnto you, (as I suppose) I haue written briefly, exhorting, & testifying, that this is the true grace of God wherein ye stand.
(By Syluanus a faithful brother unto you, (as I suppose) I have written briefly, exhorting, and testifying, that this is the true grace of God wherein ye/you_all stand.)

Bshps By Syluanus a faythfull brother, vnto you, as I suppose, haue I wrytten briefly, exhortyng and testifiyng, howe that this is the true grace of God, wherin ye stande.
(By Syluanus a faithful brother, unto you, as I suppose, have I written briefly, exhortyng and testifiyng, how that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye/you_all stande.)

Gnva By Syluanus a faithfull brother vnto you, as I suppose, haue I written briefly, exhorting and testifying how that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye stand.
(By Syluanus a faithful brother unto you, as I suppose, have I written briefly, exhorting and testifying how that this is the true grace of God, wherein ye/you_all stand. )

Cvdl By Siluanus youre faithfull brother (as I suppose) haue I wrytte vnto you breuely, exhortinge and testifyenge, how that this is the true grace of God wherin ye stode.
(By Siluanus your(pl) faithful brother (as I suppose) have I written unto you breuely, exhortinge and testifyenge, how that this is the true grace of God wherein ye/you_all stood.)

TNT By Silvanus a faythfull brother vnto you (as I suppose) have I written brefly exhortynge and testifyinge how that this is the true grace of god wherin ye stonde.
(By Silvanus a faithful brother unto you (as I suppose) have I written brefly exhortynge and testifyinge how that this is the true grace of god wherein ye/you_all stand. )

Wycl Bi Siluan, feithful brother to you as Y deme, Y wroot schortli; bisechinge, and witnessinge that this is the very grace of God, in which ye stonden.
(By Siluan, faithful brother to you as I deme, I wrote schortli; bisechinge, and witnessinge that this is the very grace of God, in which ye/you_all stood.)

Luth Durch euren treuen Bruder Silvanus (als ich achte) habe ich euch ein wenig geschrieben, zu ermahnen und zu bezeugen, daß das die rechte Gnade Gottes ist, darinnen ihr stehet.
(Durch yours treuen brother Silvanus (als I achte) have I you a wenig written, to ermahnen and to bezeugen, that the the rechte Gnade God’s is, darinnen you/their/her stands.)

ClVg Per Silvanum fidelem fratrem vobis, ut arbitror, breviter scripsi: obsecrans et contestans, hanc esse veram gratiam Dei, in qua statis.[fn]
(Per Silvanum fidelem brother vobis, as arbitror, breviter scripsi: obsecrans and contestans, hanc esse veram gratiam of_God, in which statis. )

5.12 Scripsi. Vobis, inquit, scripsi non ut imperans, sed obsecrans et contestans auctoritate Scripturarum hanc esse veram gratiam quam scribendo prædico, quia non est in alio aliquo salus, in quo oportet vos salvos fieri. Vel, obsecrans vos, ut hanc gratiam in qua statis, et qua imbuti estis, esse faciatis veram gratiam vestram et teneatis ut proficientem vobis. Qui gratiam spernit non gratiam minuit, sed hanc non suam, id est non sibi utilem reddit.

5.12 Scripsi. Vobis, he_said, scripsi not/no as imperans, but obsecrans and contestans auctoritate Scripturarum hanc esse veram gratiam how scribendo prædico, because not/no it_is in alio aliquo salus, in quo oportet you salvos fieri. Vel, obsecrans vos, as hanc gratiam in which statis, and which imbuti estis, esse faciatis veram gratiam vestram and teneatis as proficientem vobis. Who gratiam spernit not/no gratiam minuit, but hanc not/no his_own, id it_is not/no sibi utilem reddit.

UGNT διὰ Σιλουανοῦ, ὑμῖν τοῦ πιστοῦ ἀδελφοῦ (ὡς λογίζομαι), δι’ ὀλίγων ἔγραψα, παρακαλῶν καὶ ἐπιμαρτυρῶν ταύτην εἶναι ἀληθῆ χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ, εἰς ἣν στῆτε.
(dia Silouanou, humin tou pistou adelfou (hōs logizomai), di’ oligōn egrapsa, parakalōn kai epimarturōn tautaʸn einai alaʸthaʸ ⱪarin tou Theou, eis haʸn staʸte.)

SBL-GNT Διὰ Σιλουανοῦ ὑμῖν τοῦ πιστοῦ ἀδελφοῦ, ὡς λογίζομαι, διʼ ὀλίγων ἔγραψα, παρακαλῶν καὶ ἐπιμαρτυρῶν ταύτην εἶναι ἀληθῆ χάριν τοῦ θεοῦ· εἰς ἣν ⸀στῆτε.
(Dia Silouanou humin tou pistou adelfou, hōs logizomai, diʼ oligōn egrapsa, parakalōn kai epimarturōn tautaʸn einai alaʸthaʸ ⱪarin tou theou; eis haʸn ⸀staʸte.)

TC-GNT Διὰ Σιλουανοῦ ὑμῖν τοῦ πιστοῦ ἀδελφοῦ, ὡς λογίζομαι, δι᾽ ὀλίγων ἔγραψα, παρακαλῶν καὶ ἐπιμαρτυρῶν ταύτην εἶναι ἀληθῆ χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ εἰς ἣν [fn]ἑστήκατε.
(Dia Silouanou humin tou pistou adelfou, hōs logizomai, di oligōn egrapsa, parakalōn kai epimarturōn tautaʸn einai alaʸthaʸ ⱪarin tou Theou eis haʸn hestaʸkate. )

5:12 εστηκατε ¦ στητε CT

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

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

διὰ Σιλουανοῦ, ὑμῖν τοῦ πιστοῦ ἀδελφοῦ (ὡς λογίζομαι), δι’ ὀλίγων ἔγραψα

by Silvanus ˱to˲_you_all ˱of˲_the faithful brother as ˱I˲_/am/_reckoning through few_‹words› ˱I˲_wrote

Through Silvanus means that Silvanus wrote down the words that Peter told him to write in this letter. In ancient times it was common for people to use scribes to write down letters for them. If this might confuse your readers, you could express it explicitly. Alternate translation: [I wrote to you briefly by means of Silvanus, the faithful brother, as I regard him, who wrote down what I told him to write]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / gendernotations

ἀδελφοῦ

brother

Although brother is masculine and Silvanus is a man, here Peter is using brother in a generic sense to refer to another believer. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [fellow Christian]

Note 3 topic: writing-pronouns

ταύτην

this

Here, this refers back to what Peter has written in this letter, especially the gospel message that the letter contains. If this might confuse your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [what I have written to you]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

ταύτην εἶναι ἀληθῆ χάριν τοῦ Θεοῦ

this to_be /the/_true grace ¬the ˱of˲_God

Here the word grace refers to the gospel message, which tells of the kind things that God has done for believers. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [this letter I have written contains God’s true and gracious message]

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

εἰς ἣν στῆτε

in which ˱you_all˲_stood

Peter uses Stand to refer to being strongly committed to something as if someone is standing firmly in one place and refusing to move. If this might confuse your readers, you could express the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: [Remain strongly committed to it]

Note 6 topic: writing-pronouns

εἰς ἣν στῆτε

in which ˱you_all˲_stood

Here, it refers to the true grace of God mentioned earlier in the verse. If this might confuse your readers, you could express this explicitly. Alternate translation: [Stand in this true grace]

Parallel 1PET 5:12