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1 Peter 4:4
New English Translation
1 Peter 4:4
New English Translation
4 So[a] they are astonished[b] when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you.[c]
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- 1 Peter 4:4 tn Grk “in/by which,” referring to the change of behavior described in v. 3. The unbelievers are astonished by the readers’ moral transformation. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
- 1 Peter 4:4 tn Or “are surprised, are taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:12.
- 1 Peter 4:4 tn Grk “blaspheming,” giving the result of their astonishment. Here the target of their “blasphemy/vilification” is not God but the Christian.
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