King James Version

1 Peter 2:21

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “for you” (ὑμῶν,) before you here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “for us” (ἡμῶν) before you here.

εἰςeisevenεἰςpreposition — “even”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.evenτοῦτοtoutohereuntoοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “hereunto”, the object formG3778this; he, she, it.hereuntoγὰρgarforγάρconjunction — “for”G1063for.ἐκλήθητεeklēthētewere ye calledκαλέω (kaleō)verb, aorist passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “were ye called”, a single actionG2564(a) I call, summon, invite, (b) I call, name.were ye calledὅτιhotibecauseὅτιconjunction — “because”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.This verse uses “because”.becauseκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ἔπαθενepathensufferedπάσχω (paschō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “suffered”, a single actionG3958I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.sufferedὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forὑμῶνhumōnusσύ (su)personal pronoun, genitive, plural — “us”, the of-formG4771you.usὑμῖνhuminyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, dative, plural — “you”, the to- or for-formG4771you.ὑπολιμπάνωνhupolimpanōnleavingὑπολιμπάνω (hupolimpanō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “leaving”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5277I leave behind.leavingὑπογραμμὸνhupogrammonan exampleὑπογραμμός (hupogrammos)noun, accusative, singular, masculine — “an example”, the object formG5261a writing-copy, an example, pattern.This verse uses “an example”.an exampleἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatἐπακολουθήσητεepakolouthēsēteye should followἐπακολουθέω (epakoloutheō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 2nd person plural — “ye should follow”, a single actionG1872I follow close after, accompany, dog; I imitate, pursue, am studious of.ye should followτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἴχνεσινichnesinstepsἴχνος (ichnos)noun, dative, plural, neuter — “steps”, the to- or for-formG2487a track, footstep.stepsαὐτοῦautouheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.

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ἡμῶνhēmōnusἡμῶνpersonal pronoun, 2nd person, genitive, plural — “us”, the of-formG2257of us

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

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American Standard Version (1901)

For hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that ye should follow his steps:

Young’s Literal Translation

for to this ye were called, because Christ also did suffer for you, leaving to you an example, that ye may follow his steps,

World English Bible

For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps,

Darby Translation

For to this have ye been called; for Christ also has suffered for you, leaving you a model that ye should follow in his steps:

Douay-Rheims

For unto this are you called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example that you should follow his steps.

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