1 Peter 3:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:”
1 Peter 3:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 3:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 3:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,”
1 Peter 3:15 — World English Bible
1 Peter 3:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:”
1 Peter 3:15 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 3:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;”
1 Peter 3:15 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 3:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“but sanctify [the] Lord the Christ in your hearts, and [be] always prepared to [give] an answer [to] every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that [is] in you, but with meekness and fear;”
1 Peter 3:15 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 3:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But sanctifie the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready alwayes to giue an answere to euery man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you, with meekenesse and reuerence,”
1 Peter 3:15 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 3:15 in Context — 1 Peter 3
13 Et qui vous maltraitera, si vous êtes zélés pour le bien?
14 D’ailleurs, quand vous souffririez pour la justice, vous seriez heureux. N’ayez d’eux aucune crainte, et ne soyez pas troublés;
15 Mais sanctifiez dans vos cœurs Christ le Seigneur, étant toujours prêts à vous défendre, avec douceur et respect, devant quiconque vous demande raison de l’espérance qui est en vous,
16 et ayant une bonne conscience, afin que, là même où ils vous calomnient comme si vous étiez des malfaiteurs, ceux qui décrient votre bonne conduite en Christ soient couverts de confusion.
17 Car il vaut mieux souffrir, si telle est la volonté de Dieu, en faisant le bien qu’en faisant le mal.
What Does 1 Peter 3:15 Mean?
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