King James Version

1 Peter 2:14

Or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of them that do well.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “indeed” (μὲν) before evildoers here.

εἴτεeiteOrεἴτεconjunction — “Or”G1535and if, whether.Orἡγεμόσινhēgemosinunto governorsἡγεμών (hēgemōn)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “unto governors”, the to- or for-formG2232a leader, guide; a commander; a governor (of a province); plur: leaders.unto governorsὡςhōsasὡςconjunction — “as”G5613as, like as, about, as it were, according as, how, when, while, as soon as, so that.asδι’dibyδιά (dia)preposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byαὐτοῦautouhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “him”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himπεμπομένοιςpempomenoisto sendπέμπω (pempō)verb, present passive participle, dative, plural, masculine — “to send”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.εἰςeisforεἰςpreposition — “for”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.This verse uses “for”.forἐκδίκησινekdikēsinpunishmentἐκδίκησις (ekdikēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “punishment”, the object formG1557(a) a defense, avenging, vindication, vengeance, (b) full (complete) punishment.the punishmentκακοποιῶνkakopoiōnof evildoersκακοποιός (kakopoios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of evildoers”, the of-formG2555doing evil; subst: an evil-doer.of evildoersἔπαινονepainonfor the praiseἔπαινος (epainos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “for the praise”, the object formG1868commendation, praise, approval.This verse uses “praise”.for the praiseδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ἀγαθοποιῶνagathopoiōnof them that do wellἀγαθοποιός (agathopoios)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “of them that do well”, the of-formG17a doer of that which is good.of them that do well

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

μὲνmenon one handμένparticle — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

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American Standard Version (1901)

or unto governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evil-doers and for praise to them that do well.

Young’s Literal Translation

whether to governors, as to those sent through him, for punishment, indeed, of evil-doers, and a praise of those doing good;

World English Bible

or to governors, as sent by him for vengeance on evildoers and for praise to those who do well.

Darby Translation

or to rulers as sent by him, for vengeance on evildoers, and praise to them that do well.

Douay-Rheims

Or to governors as sent by him for the punishment of evildoers, and for the praise of the good:

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