11 translations · Greek
1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
1 Peter 3:15 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
- KJV King James Version
- But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
- ASV American Standard Version
- but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- but sanctify the LORD God in your hearts. And always [be] ready for defense to everyone who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that [is] in you, with meekness and fear,
- FBV Free Bible Version
- just keep your mind focused on Christ as Lord. Always be ready to explain to anyone who asks you the reason for the hope that you have. Do this in a gentle and respectful way.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And [be] ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that [is] in you, with meekness and fear;
- DBY Darby Translation
- but sanctify [the] Lord the Christ in your hearts, and [be] always prepared to [give] an answer [to] every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that [is] in you, but with meekness and fear;
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you.
The Greek words
Each word of the Greek text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| Κύριον | Kyrion | [as] Lord | G2962 κύριος lord: God |
| δὲ | de | But | G1161 δέ then |
| τὸν | ton | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| Χριστὸν | Christon | Christ | G5547 Χριστός Christ |
| ἁγιάσατε | hagiasate | sanctify | G37 ἁγιάζω to sanctify |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ταῖς | tais | — | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| καρδίαις | kardiais | hearts | G2588 καρδία heart |
| ὑμῶν | hymōn | your | G4771 σύ you |
| ἕτοιμοι | hetoimoi | be prepared | G2092 ἕτοιμος ready |
| ἀεὶ | aei | Always | G104 ἀεί always |
| πρὸς | pros | to | G4314 πρός to/with |
| ἀπολογίαν | apologian | give a defense | G627 ἀπολογία defence |
| παντὶ | panti | to everyone | G3956 πᾶς all |
| τῷ | tō | who | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| αἰτοῦντι | aitounti | asks | G154 αἰτέω to ask |
| ὑμᾶς | hymas | you | G4771 σύ you |
| λόγον | logon | the reason | G3056 λόγος word |
| περὶ | peri | for | G4012 περί about |
| τῆς | tēs | the | G3588 ὁ the/this/who |
| ἐν | en | [that is] in | G1722 ἐν in/on/among |
| ὑμῖν | hymin | you | G4771 σύ you |
| ἐλπίδος | elpidos | hope | G1680 ἐλπίς hope |
| ἀλλὰ | alla | But [respond] | G235 ἀλλά but |
| μετὰ | meta | with | G3326 μετά with/after |
| πραΰτητος | prautētos | gentleness | G4240 πραΰτης gentleness |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 καί and |
| φόβου | phobou | respect | G5401 φόβος fear |
Related verses
- Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
- 2 Timothy 2:25–26
in gentleness correcting those who oppose him: perhaps God may give them repentance leading to a full knowledge of the truth, and they may recover themselves out of the devil’s snare, having been taken captive by him to his will.
- Luke 21:14–15
Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.
- 1 Peter 3:2
seeing your pure behavior in fear.
- Matthew 10:18–20
Yes, and you will be brought before governors and kings for my sake, for a testimony to them and to the nations. But when they deliver you up, don’t be anxious how or what you will say, for it will be given you in that hour what you will say. For it is not you who speak, but the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
- Psalm 119:46
I will also speak of your statutes before kings, and will not be disappointed.
- Titus 1:2
in hope of eternal life, which God, who can’t lie, promised before time began;
- Hebrews 6:1
Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God,
- Colossians 1:27
to whom God was pleased to make known what are the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory;
- 1 Samuel 12:7
Now therefore stand still, that I may plead with you before Yahweh concerning all the righteous acts of Yahweh, which he did to you and to your fathers.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
13 Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?
14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. “Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:
16 having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ.
17 For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.
Read all of 1 Peter 3 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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