King James Version

1 Peter 3:18

For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “you” (ὑμᾶς) before He may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “us” (ἡμᾶς) before He may here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “in the” (τῷ) before spirit here.

ὅτιhotiForὅτιconjunction — “For”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.Forκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoΧριστὸςchristosChristΧριστόςnoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “Christ”, the subject formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.ἅπαξhapaxhath onceἅπαξadverb — “hath once”G530once, once for all.This verse uses “once”.hath onceπερὶperiforπερίpreposition — “for”G4012(a) gen: about, concerning, (b) acc: around.forἁμαρτιῶνhamartiōnsinsἁμαρτία (hamartia)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “sins”, the of-formG266prop: missing the mark; hence: (a) guilt, sin, (b) a fault, failure (in an ethical sense), sinful deed.sinsἔπαθενepathento sufferπάσχω (paschō)verb, aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to suffer”, a single actionG3958I am acted upon in a certain way, either good or bad; I experience ill treatment, suffer.This verse uses “suffer”.δίκαιοςdikaiosjustδίκαιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “just”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “just”.the justὑπὲρhuperforὑπέρpreposition — “for”G5228gen: in behalf of; acc: above.forἀδίκωνadikōnunjustἄδικος (adikos)adjective, genitive, plural, masculine — “unjust”, the of-formG94unjust, unrighteous, wicked.This verse uses “unjust”.the unjustἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatὑμᾶςhumasusσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “us”, the object formG4771you.usπροσαγάγῃprosagagēto bring nearπροσάγω (prosagō)verb, aorist active subjunctive, 3rd person singular — “to bring near”, a single actionG4317I bring to, bring near; I come to or towards, approach.This verse uses “bring near”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.θεῷtheōto Godθεός (theos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “to God”, the to- or for-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.to Godθανατωθεὶςthanatōtheisbeing put to deathθανατόω (thanatoō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “being put to death”, a single actionG2289I put to death, subdue; pass: I am in danger of death, am dead to, am rid of, am parted from.This verse uses “put to death”.being put to deathμὲνmenon one handμένconjunction — “on one hand”G3303an untranslatable particle, generally answered by "de", each of the two introducing a clause intended to be contrasted with the other.σαρκὶsarkiin the fleshσάρξ (sarx)noun, dative, singular, feminine — “in the flesh”, the to- or for-formG4561flesh, body, human nature, materiality; kindred.This verse uses “flesh”.in the fleshζῳοποιηθεὶςzōopoiētheisquickenedζῳοποιέω (zōopoieō)verb, aorist passive participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “quickened”, a single actionG2227I make that which was dead to live, cause to live, quicken.quickenedδὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.πνεύματιpneumatiby the Spiritπνεῦμα (pneuma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “by the Spirit”, the to- or for-formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.by the Spirit

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἡμᾶςhēmasusἡμᾶςpersonal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural — “us”, the object formG2248usτῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, neuter — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

because also Christ once for sin did suffer — righteous for unrighteous — that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

Young’s Literal Translation

because also Christ once for sin did suffer — righteous for unrighteous — that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

World English Bible

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit,

Darby Translation

for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, [the] just for [the] unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit,

Douay-Rheims

Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but enlivened in the spirit,

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