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1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

KJV

ὅτι ὀφθαλμοὶ κυρίου ἐπὶ δικαίους καὶ ὦτα αὐτοῦ εἰς δέησιν αὐτῶν, πρόσωπον δὲ κυρίου ἐπὶ ποιοῦντας κακά.

Greek NT

quia oculi Domini super justos, et aures ejus in preces eorum : vultus autem Domini super facientes mala.

Vulgate

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

ASV

Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things.

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In the original Greek

14 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δέησις
deesis
noun · 18×
δίκαιος
dikaios
adjective · 79×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κακός
kakos
adjective · 50×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
οὖς
ous
noun · 36×
ποιέω
poieo
verb · 569×
πρόσωπον
prosopon
noun · 77×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ὀφθαλμός
ophthalmos
noun · 100×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Chr 7:15 — Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
  • 2Chr 7:15 — Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.
  • 2Chr 14:7 — Therefore he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars, while the land is yet before us; because we have sought the LORD our God, we have sough
  • 2Chr 16:9 — For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henc
  • 2Chr 16:9 — For the eyes of the LORD run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henc
  • Deut 11:12 — A land which the LORD thy God careth for: the eyes of the LORD thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.
  • Ezek 15:7 — And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the LORD, when I set my face against them.
  • Ezra 5:5 — But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
  • Ezra 8:22 — For I was ashamed to require of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way: because we had spoken unto the king, saying, The hand of our God is upon all them for
  • Isa 37:17 — Incline thine ear, O LORD, and hear; open thine eyes, O LORD, and see: and hear all the words of Sennacherib, which hath sent to reproach the living God.
  • Jas 5:16 — Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.
  • Jer 21:10 — For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the LORD: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.
  • Jer 24:6 — For I will set mine eyes upon them for good, and I will bring them again to this land: and I will build them, and not pull them down; and I will plant them, and not pluck them up.
  • Job 36:7 — He withdraweth not his eyes from the righteous: but with kings are they on the throne; yea, he doth establish them for ever, and they are exalted.
  • John 9:31 — Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.
  • Lev 17:10 — And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will c
  • Lev 20:3 — And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.
  • Lev 20:6 — And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.
  • Lev 26:17 — And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.
  • Prov 15:3 — The eyes of the LORD are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.
  • Prov 15:8 — The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.
  • Prov 15:29 — The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
  • Prov 15:29 — The LORD is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.
  • Ps 5:1 — Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my meditation.
  • Ps 10:17 — LORD, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:
  • Ps 11:4 — The LORD is in his holy temple, the LORD’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.
  • Ps 11:7 — For the righteous LORD loveth righteousness; his countenance doth behold the upright.
  • Ps 33:18 — Behold, the eye of the LORD is upon them that fear him, upon them that hope in his mercy;
  • Ps 34:15 — The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
  • Ps 34:15 — The eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.
  • Ps 55:1 — Give ear to my prayer, O God; and hide not thyself from my supplication.
  • Ps 65:2 — O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.
  • Ps 80:16 — It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.
  • Zech 4:10 — For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the LORD, which run to and fro through