King James Version

1 Peter 4:14

If ye be reproached for the name of Christ, happy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: on their part he is evil spoken of, but on your part he is glorified.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds a longer phrase after rests: κατὰ μὲν αὐτοὺς βλασφημεῖται κατὰ δὲ ὑμᾶς δοξάζεται..

εἰeiIfεἰconjunction — “If”G1487if.Ifὀνειδίζεσθεoneidizestheye be reproachedὀνειδίζω (oneidizō)verb, present passive indicative, 2nd person plural — “ye be reproached”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3679I reproach, revile, upbraid.ye be reproachedἐνenforἐνpreposition — “for”G1722in, on, among.forὀνόματιonomatinameὄνομα (onoma)noun, dative, singular, neuter — “name”, the to- or for-formG3686name, character, fame, reputation.This verse uses “name”.the nameΧριστοῦchristouof ChristΧριστός (christos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Christ”, the of-formG5547anointed; the Messiah, the Christ.of Christμακάριοιmakarioihappyμακάριος (makarios)adjective, nominative, plural, masculine — “happy”, the subject formG3107happy, blessed, to be envied.This verse uses “happy”.happyὅτιhotiare ye; forὅτιconjunction — “are ye; for”G3754that, since, because; may introduce direct discourse.are ye; forτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δόξηςdoxēsof gloryδόξα (doxa)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “of glory”, the of-formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.of gloryκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andτὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.θεοῦtheouof Godθεός (theos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of God”, the of-formG2316(a) God, (b) a god, generally.This verse uses “God”.of Godπνεῦμαpneumaspiritπνεῦμαnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “spirit”, the subject formG4151wind, breath, spirit.This verse uses “spirit”.ἐφ’ephuponἐπί (epi)preposition — “upon”G1909on, to, against, on the basis of, at.uponὑμᾶςhumasyouσύ (su)personal pronoun, accusative, plural — “you”, the object formG4771you.youἀναπαύεταιanapauetaito give restἀναπαύω (anapauō)verb, present middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “to give rest”, an ongoing or repeated actionG373I make to rest, give rest to; mid. and pass: I rest, take my ease.This verse uses “rest”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

κατὰkataonκατάpreposition — “on”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.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.αὐτοὺςautoustheir partαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, plural, masculine — “their part”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.βλασφημεῖταιblasphēmeitaihe is evil spoken ofβλασφημέω (blasphēmeō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “he is evil spoken of”, an ongoing or repeated actionG987I speak evil against, blaspheme, use abusive or scurrilous language about (God or men).κατὰkataonκατάpreposition — “on”G2596gen: against, down from, throughout, by; acc: over against, among, daily, day-by-day, each day, according to, by way of.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ὑμᾶςhumasyour partσύ (su)personal pronoun, 2nd person, accusative, plural — “your part”, the object formG4771you.δοξάζεταιdoxazetaihe is glorifiedδοξάζω (doxazō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “he is glorified”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1392I glorify, honor, bestow glory on.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

if ye be reproached in the name of Christ — happy [are ye], because the Spirit of glory and of God upon you doth rest; in regard, indeed, to them, he is evil-spoken of, and in regard to you, he is glorified;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If ye are reproached for the name of Christ, blessed are ye ; because the Spirit of glory and the Spirit of God resteth upon you.

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

If you are insulted for the name of Christ, you are blessed, because the Spirit of glory and of God rests on you. On their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.

Darby Translation

If ye are reproached in [the] name of Christ, blessed [are ye]; for the [Spirit] of glory and the Spirit of God rests upon you: [on their part he is blasphemed, but on your part he is glorified.]

Douay-Rheims

If you be reproached for the name of Christ, you shall be blessed: for that which is of the honour, glory, and power of God, and that which is his Spirit, resteth upon you.

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