King James Version

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the” (οἵ) before eyes here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forὀφθαλμοὶophthalmoieyesὀφθαλμός (ophthalmos)noun, nominative, plural, masculine — “eyes”, the subject formG3788the eye; fig: the mind's eye.the eyesκυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἐπὶepiare overἐπίpreposition — “are over”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.are overδικαίουςdikaiousrighteousδίκαιος (dikaios)adjective, accusative, plural, masculine — “righteous”, the object formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.the righteousκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andὦταōtaearsοὖς (ous)noun, nominative, plural, neuter — “ears”, the subject formG3775(a) the ear, (b) met: the faculty of perception.earsαὐτοῦautoutheirαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “their”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.theirεἰςeistowardεἰςpreposition — “toward”G1519into, in, unto, to, upon, towards, for, among.δέησινdeēsinprayersδέησις (deēsis)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “prayers”, the object formG1162supplication, prayer, entreaty.prayersαὐτῶνautōnheαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, genitive, plural, masculine — “he”, the of-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.πρόσωπονprosōponfaceπρόσωπονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “face”, the subject formG4383the face, countenance, surface.the faceδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.κυρίουkuriouof the Lordκύριος (kurios)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of the Lord”, the of-formG2962lord, master, sir; the Lord.This verse uses “lord”.of the Lordἐπὶepiis againstἐπίpreposition — “is against”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.This verse uses “against”.is againstποιοῦνταςpoiountasthem that doποιέω (poieō)verb, present active participle, accusative, plural, masculine — “them that do”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4160(a) I make, manufacture, construct, (b) I do, act, cause.them that doκακάkakaevilκακός (kakos)adjective, accusative, plural, neuter — “evil”, the object formG2556bad, evil, in the widest sense.This verse uses “evil”.evil

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

οἵhoitheὁ (ho)article, nominative, plural, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because the eyes of the Lord [are] upon the righteous, and His ears — to their supplication, and the face of the Lord [is] upon those doing evil;'

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American Standard Version (1901)

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

Young’s Literal Translation

because the eyes of the Lord [are] upon the righteous, and His ears — to their supplication, and the face of the Lord [is] upon those doing evil;'

World English Bible

For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Darby Translation

because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil.

Douay-Rheims

Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things.

Quotes

Psalms 34:15 Psalms 34:15 · King James VersionThe eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.Psalms 34:15 · King James VersionOpen the Source
The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
Psalms 34:16 Psalms 34:16 · King James VersionThe face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.Psalms 34:16 · King James VersionOpen the Source
The face of the LORD is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.