King James Version

1 Peter 4:18

And if the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

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καὶkaiAndκαίconjunction — “And”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.Andεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.ifὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δίκαιοςdikaiosrighteousδίκαιοςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “righteous”, the subject formG1342just; especially, just in the eyes of God; righteous; the elect (a Jewish idea).This verse uses “righteous”.the righteousμόλιςmolisscarcelyμόλιςadverb — “scarcely”G3433with difficulty, hardly, scarcely.scarcelyσῴζεταιsōzetaibe savedσῴζω (sōzō)verb, present passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “be saved”, an ongoing or repeated actionG4982I save, heal, preserve, rescue.be savedὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀσεβὴςasebēsungodlyἀσεβήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “ungodly”, the subject formG765impious, ungodly, wicked.This verse uses “ungodly”.the ungodlyκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andἁμαρτωλὸςhamartōlossinnerἁμαρτωλόςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “sinner”, the subject formG268sinning, sinful, depraved, detestable.the sinnerποῦpouwhere?ποῦadverb — “where?”G4226where, in what place.This verse uses “where”.φανεῖταιphaneitaiappearφαίνω (phainō)verb, future middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “appear”, an action still aheadG5316(a) act: I shine, shed light, (b) pass: I shine, become visible, appear, (c) I become clear, appear, seem, show myself as.This verse uses “appear”.appear

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner — where shall he appear?

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American Standard Version (1901)

And if the righteous is scarcely saved, where shall the ungodly and sinner appear?

Young’s Literal Translation

And if the righteous man is scarcely saved, the ungodly and sinner — where shall he appear?

World English Bible

“If it is hard for the righteous to be saved, what will happen to the ungodly and the sinner?”

Darby Translation

And if the righteous is difficultly saved, where shall the impious and [the] sinner appear?

Douay-Rheims

And if the just man shall scarcely be saved, where shall the ungodly and the sinner appear?

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Proverbs 11:31 Proverbs 11:31 · King James VersionBehold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.Proverbs 11:31 · King James VersionOpen the Source
Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.