1 Peter 3:17

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

• κρεῖττον[It is] better

  kreittonG2908 →

• γὰρfor

  garG1063 →1039 times

• ἀγαθοποιοῦντας,doing good

  agathopoiountasG15 →9 times

• εἰif

  eiG1487 →508 times

• θέλοιone would desire

  theloiG2309 →

• τὸthe

  toG3588 →19766 times

• θέλημαwill

  thelemaG2307 →62 times

• τοῦ<the>

  touG3588 →19766 times

• θεοῦ,of God,

  theouG2316 →1312 times

• πάσχεινto suffer

  pascheinG3958 →42 times

• ἢthan

  eG2228 →342 times

• κακοποιοῦντας·doing evil;

  kakopoiountasG2554 →

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

• Through

  1 Peter 4:19

  So then, those who suffer according to God’s will should entrust their souls to their faithful Creator and continue to do good.

  it leads to

  • Psalms 37:5

    Commit your way to the LORD; trust in Him, and He will do it.

  • 2 Timothy 1:12

    For this reason, even though I suffer as I do, I am not ashamed; for I know whom I have believed, and I am convinced that He is able to guard what I have…

• Through

  Matthew 26:39

  Going a little farther, He fell facedown and prayed, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me. Yet not as I will, but as You will.”

  it leads to

  • John 6:38

    For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but to do the will of Him who sent Me.

  • Philippians 2:8

    And being found in appearance as a man, He humbled Himself and became obedient to death—even death on a cross.

  • Luke 22:41–42

    And He withdrew about a stone’s throw beyond them, where He knelt down and prayed,

• Through

  1 Peter 3:14

  But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

  it leads to

  • Matthew 10:28

    Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

  • 1 Peter 2:19–20

    For if anyone endures the pain of unjust suffering because he is conscious of God, this is to be commended.

  • Matthew 5:10–12

    Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.