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1 Peter 1:13 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wherefore
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
dio (Greek #1352)
through which thing, i.e. consequently
KJV usage: for which cause, therefore, wherefore.
Pronounce: dee-o'
Origin: from 1223 and 3739
girdx up
anazonnumi (Greek #328)
to gird afresh
KJV usage: gird up.
Pronounce: an-ad-zone'-noo-mee
Origin: from 303 and 2224
the loins
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
osphus (Greek #3751)
the loin (externally), i.e. the hip; internally (by extension) procreative power
KJV usage: loin.
Pronounce: os-foos'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
of your
humon (Greek #5216)
of (from or concerning) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your (own, -selves).
Pronounce: hoo-mone'
Origin: genitive case of 5210
mind
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
dianoia (Greek #1271)
deep thought, properly, the faculty (mind or its disposition), by implication, its exercise
KJV usage: imagination, mind, understanding.
Pronounce: dee-an'-oy-ah
Origin: from 1223 and 3563
, be sober
nepho (Greek #3525)
of uncertain affinity: to abstain from wine (keep sober), i.e. (figuratively) be discreet
KJV usage: be sober, watch.
Pronounce: nay'-fo
z, and hope
elpizo (Greek #1679)
to expect or confide
KJV usage: (have, thing) hope(-d) (for), trust.
Pronounce: el-pid'-zo
Origin: from 1680
θto the end
teleios (Greek #5049)
completely, i.e. (of hope) without wavering
KJV usage: to the end.
Pronounce: tel-i'-oce
Origin: adverb from 5046
a for
epi (Greek #1909)
properly, meaning superimposition (of time, place, order, etc.), as a relation of distribution (with the genitive case), i.e. over, upon, etc.; of rest (with the dative case) at, on, etc.; of direction (with the accusative case) towards, upon, etc.
KJV usage: about (the times), above, after, against, among, as long as (touching), at, beside, X have charge of, (be-, (where-))fore, in (a place, as much as, the time of, -to), (because) of, (up-)on (behalf of), over, (by, for) the space of, through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), with. In compounds it retains essentially the same import, at, upon, etc. (literally or figuratively).
Pronounce: ep-ee'
Origin: a primary preposition
the grace
charis (Greek #5485)
graciousness (as gratifying), of manner or act (abstract or concrete; literal, figurative or spiritual; especially the divine influence upon the heart, and its reflection in the life; including gratitude)
KJV usage: acceptable, benefit, favour, gift, grace(- ious), joy, liberality, pleasure, thank(-s, -worthy).
Pronounce: khar'-ece
Origin: from 5463
that is to be brought
phero (Greek #5342)
namely, οἴω (oy'-o); and ἐνέγκω (en-eng'-ko) to "bear" or carry (in a very wide application, literally and figuratively, as follows)
KJV usage: be, bear, bring (forth), carry, come, + let her drive, be driven, endure, go on, lay, lead, move, reach, rushing, uphold.
Pronounce: fer'-o
Origin: a primary verb -- for which other, and apparently not cognate ones are used in certain tenses only
unto you
humin (Greek #5213)
to (with or by) you
KJV usage: ye, you, your(-selves).
Pronounce: hoo-min'
Origin: irregular dative case of 5210
at
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
the revelation
apokalupsis (Greek #602)
disclosure
KJV usage: appearing, coming, lighten, manifestation, be revealed, revelation.
Pronounce: ap-ok-al'-oop-sis
Origin: from 601
of Jesus
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
Christ
Christos (Greek #5547)
anointed, i.e. the Messiah, an epithet of Jesus
KJV usage: Christ.
Pronounce: khris-tos'
Origin: from 5548
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Luke 12:35• 35Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning; (Luke 12:35)
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Luke 21:34• 34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares; (Luke 21:34)
θ
perfectly.
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Heb. 10:35• 35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense. (Heb. 10:35)

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Christ,
Grace (Chen, χάρις),
Loins,
The Lord Jesus

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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gird.
Ex. 12:11• 11And thus shall ye eat it: your loins shall be girded, your sandals on your feet, and your staff in your hand; and ye shall eat it in haste; it is Jehovah's passover. (Ex. 12:11)
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1 Kings 18:46• 46And the hand of Jehovah was upon Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jizreel. (1 Kings 18:46)
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2 Kings 4:29• 29And he said to Gehazi, Gird up thy loins, and take my staff in thy hand, and go thy way. If thou meet any man, salute him not, and if any salute thee, answer him not again; and lay my staff upon the face of the lad. (2 Kings 4:29)
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Job 38:3• 3Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. (Job 38:3)
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Job 40:7• 7Gird up now thy loins like a man: I will demand of thee, and inform thou me. (Job 40:7)
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Isa. 11:5• 5And righteousness shall be the girdle of his reins, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. (Isa. 11:5)
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Jer. 1:17• 17Thou, therefore, gird up thy loins, and arise, and speak unto them all that I shall command thee: be not dismayed at them, lest I cause thee to be dismayed before them. (Jer. 1:17)
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Luke 12:35• 35Let your loins be girded about, and lamps burning; (Luke 12:35)
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Luke 17:8• 8But will he not say to him, Prepare what I shall sup on, and gird thyself and serve me that I may eat and drink; and after that *thou* shalt eat and drink? (Luke 17:8)
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Eph. 6:14• 14Stand therefore, having girt about your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, (Eph. 6:14)
be sober.
1 Peter 4:7• 7But the end of all things is drawn nigh: be sober therefore, and be watchful unto prayers; (1 Peter 4:7)
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1 Peter 5:8• 8Be vigilant, watch. Your adversary the devil as a roaring lion walks about seeking whom he may devour. (1 Peter 5:8)
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Luke 21:34‑35• 34But take heed to yourselves lest possibly your hearts be laden with surfeiting and drinking and cares of life, and that day come upon you suddenly unawares;
 35for as a snare shall it come upon all them that dwell upon the face of the whole earth. (Luke 21:34‑35)
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Rom. 13:13• 13As in the day, let us walk becomingly; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and lasciviousness, not in strife and emulation. (Rom. 13:13)
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1 Thess. 5:6‑7• 6So then do not let us sleep as the rest do, but let us watch and be sober;
 7for they that sleep sleep by night, and they that drink drink by night; (1 Thess. 5:6‑7)
hope.
1 Peter 1:3‑5• 3Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who, according to his great mercy, has begotten us again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from among the dead,
 4to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in the heavens for you,
 5who are kept guarded by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time. (1 Peter 1:3‑5)
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1 Peter 3:15• 15but 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)
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Rom. 15:4‑13• 4For as many things as have been written before have been written for our instruction, that through endurance and through encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope.
 5Now the God of endurance and of encouragement give to you to be like-minded one toward another, according to Christ Jesus;
 6that ye may with one accord, with one mouth, glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
 7Wherefore receive ye one another, according as the Christ also has received you to the glory of God.
 8For I say that Jesus Christ became a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises of the fathers;
 9and that the nations should glorify God for mercy; according as it is written, For this cause I will confess to thee among the nations, and will sing to thy name.
 10And again he says, Rejoice, nations, with his people.
 11And again, Praise the Lord, all ye nations, and let all the peoples laud him.
 12And again, Esaias says, There shall be the root of Jesse, and one that arises, to rule over the nations: in him shall the nations hope.
 13Now the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that ye should abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. (Rom. 15:4‑13)
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1 Cor. 13:13• 13And now abide faith, hope, love; these three things; and the greater of these is love. (1 Cor. 13:13)
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1 Thess. 5:8• 8but *we* being of the day, let us be sober, putting on the breastplate of faith and love, and as helmet the hope of salvation; (1 Thess. 5:8)
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Heb. 3:6• 6but Christ, as Son over his house, whose house are *we*, if indeed we hold fast the boldness and the boast of hope firm to the end. (Heb. 3:6)
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Heb. 6:19• 19which we have as anchor of the soul, both secure and firm, and entering into that within the veil, (Heb. 6:19)
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1 John 3:3• 3And every one that has this hope in him purifies himself, even as *he* is pure. (1 John 3:3)
to the end.
Gr. perfectly.
the grace.
1 Peter 1:4‑9• 4to an incorruptible and undefiled and unfading inheritance, reserved in the heavens for you,
 5who are kept guarded by the power of God through faith for salvation ready to be revealed in the last time.
 6Wherein ye exult, for a little while at present, if needed, put to grief by various trials,
 7that the proving of your faith, much more precious than of gold which perishes, though it be proved by fire, be found to praise and glory and honour in the revelation of Jesus Christ:
 8whom, having not seen, ye love; on whom though not now looking, but believing, ye exult with joy unspeakable and filled with the glory,
 9receiving the end of your faith, the salvation of your souls. (1 Peter 1:4‑9)
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Luke 17:30• 30after this manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed. (Luke 17:30)
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1 Cor. 1:7• 7so that ye come short in no gift, awaiting the revelation of our Lord Jesus Christ; (1 Cor. 1:7)
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2 Thess. 1:7• 7and to you that are troubled repose with us, at the revelation of the Lord Jesus from heaven, with the angels of his power, (2 Thess. 1:7)
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2 Tim. 4:8• 8Henceforth the crown of righteousness is laid up for me, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will render to me in that day; but not only to me, but also to all who love his appearing. (2 Tim. 4:8)
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Titus 2:11‑13• 11For the grace of God which carries with it salvation for all men has appeared,
 12teaching us that, having denied impiety and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, and justly, and piously in the present course of things,
 13awaiting the blessed hope and appearing of the glory of our great God and Saviour Jesus Christ; (Titus 2:11‑13)
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Heb. 9:28• 28thus the Christ also, having been once offered to bear the sins of many, shall appear to those that look for him the second time without sin for salvation. (Heb. 9:28)
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Heb. 10:35• 35Cast not away therefore your confidence, which has great recompense. (Heb. 10:35)
• On occasions of active exertion the garments, instead of being allowed to flow loosely, were tucked up, that the work might be done without impediment. So would He now have our hearts engaged without wandering affections or distraction of mind. (“1 Peter 1:13” by W. Kelly)
• "being sober." It is expressly from its form a continuous habit; which is the more emphatic, because the form of the phrase before, with which we have been occupied, implies no less precisely the act done and settled; and such is the force of the hope which immediately follows. They had once for all girt up the loins of their mind; their hope was set with equal decision upon the grace to be brought to them at Christ's appearing. (“1 Peter 1:13” by W. Kelly)
• "being sober" is laid on us as a continuous duty. It is a figure naturally drawn, as all admit, from keeping clear of all intoxication, which for the Christian means the avoidance of everything apt to excite the flesh or spirit. (“1 Peter 1:13” by W. Kelly)
• Our Epistle dwells on the manifestation of the saints with Christ in glory without telling us how the wondrous issue effected. (“1 Peter 1:13” by W. Kelly)
• Why should the saints not cherish the hope fully and without a waver? He Who has promised will assuredly perform. Let us treat all shortcoming in hope as a wrong done to His grace and truth. (“1 Peter 1:13” by W. Kelly)
• The right to enjoy the effect of the promise was founded on another truth. To this the exhortations conduct us. (“1 Peter 1” by J.N. Darby)
• These exhortations, which spring out of the truth unfolded in verses 1 to 12 (notice the word “wherefore,” commencing verse 13). (“1 Peter 1” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, be sober and hope with perfect stedfastness in the grace which will be brought to you at the revelation of Jesus Christ;

W. Kelly Translation

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Wherefore, having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectlya for the grace that is to be brought to you at Jesus Christ’s revelation;

WK Translation Notes

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"To the end," as in the KJV, seems short of what is intended by the adverb; nor does any sufficient reason appear to make us swerve from the simple meaning. It is likely that translators shrank from connecting perfection with a hope which too often fluctuates.