Jump to Previous Accuse Although Behavior Behaviour Case Conversation Deeds Evildoers Evil-Doers Excellent Gentiles Glorify Glory Good Honest Honourable Judge Life Maintain Manner Nations Order Pagans Seemly Speak Visitation Visits Whereas Wherein Witness Works Wrong WrongdoersJump to Next Accuse Although Behavior Behaviour Case Conversation Deeds Evildoers Evil-Doers Excellent Gentiles Glorify Glory Good Honest Honourable Judge Life Maintain Manner Nations Order Pagans Seemly Speak Visitation Visits Whereas Wherein Witness Works Wrong WrongdoersParallel Verses English Standard Version Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day of visitation. New American Standard Bible Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they slander you as evildoers, they may because of your good deeds, as they observe them, glorify God in the day of visitation. King James Bible Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Holman Christian Standard Bible Conduct yourselves honorably among the Gentiles, so that in a case where they speak against you as those who do what is evil, they will, by observing your good works, glorify God on the day of visitation. International Standard Version Continue to live such upright lives among the gentiles that, when they slander you as practicers of evil, they may see your good actions and glorify God when he visits them. NET Bible and maintain good conduct among the non-Christians, so that though they now malign you as wrongdoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God when he appears. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And let your way of life be beautiful before all children of men, those who speak wicked words of you, that they may see your beautiful works and praise God in the day of examination. GOD'S WORD® Translation Live decent lives among unbelievers. Then, although they ridicule you as if you were doing wrong while they are watching you do good things, they will praise God on the day he comes to help you. King James 2000 Bible Having your conduct honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. American King James Version Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. American Standard Version having your behavior seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Douay-Rheims Bible Having your conversation good among the Gentiles: that whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may, by the good works, which they shall behold in you, glorify God in the day of visitation. Darby Bible Translation having your conversation honest among the Gentiles, that as to that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may through your good works, themselves witnessing them, glorify God in the day of visitation. English Revised Version having your behaviour seemly among the Gentiles; that, wherein they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Webster's Bible Translation Having your manner of life honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evil-doers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation. Weymouth New Testament Live honourable lives among the Gentiles, in order that, although they now speak against you as evil-doers, they may yet witness your good conduct, and may glorify God on the day of reward and retribution. World English Bible having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation. Young's Literal Translation having your behaviour among the nations right, that in that which they speak against you as evil-doers, of the good works having beheld, they may glorify God in a day of inspection. Lexicon την definite article - accusative singular feminineho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. αναστροφην noun - accusative singular feminine anastrophe  an-as-trof-ay':  behavior -- conversation. υμων personal pronoun - second person genitive plural humon  hoo-mone': of (from or concerning) you -- ye, you, your (own, -selves). εχοντες verb - present active participle - nominative plural masculine echo  ekh'-o:  (used in certain tenses only) a primary verb; to hold καλην adjective - accusative singular feminine kalos  kal-os': better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. τοις definite article - dative plural neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. εθνεσιν noun - dative plural neuter ethnos  eth'-nos: a race (as of the same habit), i.e. a tribe; specially, a foreign (non-Jewish) one (usually, by implication, pagan) -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people. ινα conjunction hina  hin'-ah: in order that (denoting the purpose or the result) -- albeit, because, to the intent (that), lest, so as, (so) that, (for) to. εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. ω relative pronoun - dative singular neuter hos  hos: the relatively (sometimes demonstrative) pronoun, who, which, what, that -- one, (an-, the) other, some, that, what, which, who(-m, -se), etc. καταλαλουσιν verb - present active indicative - third person katalaleo  kat-al-al-eh'-o: to be a traducer, i.e. to slander -- speak against (evil of). υμων personal pronoun - second person genitive plural humon  hoo-mone': of (from or concerning) you -- ye, you, your (own, -selves). ως adverb hos  hoce: which how, i.e. in that manner (very variously used, as follows) κακοποιων adjective - genitive plural masculine kakopoios  kak-op-oy-os': a bad-doer; (specially), a criminal -- evil-doer, malefactor. εκ preposition ek  ek: a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct or remote) των definite article - genitive plural neuter ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. καλων adjective - genitive plural neuter kalos  kal-os': better, fair, good(-ly), honest, meet, well, worthy. εργων noun - genitive plural neuter ergon  er'-gon: toil (as an effort or occupation); by implication, an act -- deed, doing, labour, work. εποπτευσαντες verb - aorist active passive - nominative plural masculine epopteuo  ep-opt-yoo'-o: to inspect, i.e. watch -- behold. δοξασωσιν verb - aorist active subjunctive - third person doxazo  dox-ad'-zo: to render (or esteem) glorious (in a wide application) -- (make) glorify(-ious), full of (have) glory, honour, magnify. τον definite article - accusative singular masculine ho  ho: the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom) -- the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc. θεον noun - accusative singular masculine theos  theh'-os: a deity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very -- exceeding, God, god(-ly, -ward). εν preposition en  en: in, at, (up-)on, by, etc. ημερα noun - dative singular feminine hemera  hay-mer'-ah: age, + alway, (mid-)day (by day, (-ly), + for ever, judgment, (day) time, while, years. επισκοπης noun - genitive singular feminine episkope  ep-is-kop-ay': inspection (for relief); by implication, superintendence; specially, the Christian episcopate -- the office of a bishop, bishoprick, visitation. 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