1 Peter 4:4

So ¹  they are astonished ²  when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you. ³ 

biblegateway 1Pe 4:4

They think it strange that you do not plunge with them into the same flood of dissipation, and they heap abuse on you.

biblegateway 1Pe 4:4

In all this, they are surprised that you do not run with them into the same excesses of dissipation, and they malign you;

biblegateway 1Pe 4:4

Of course, your former friends are very surprised when you no longer join them in the wicked things they do, and they say evil things about you.

biblegateway 1Pe 4:4

Of course, your old friends don't understand why you don't join in with the old gang anymore. But you don't have to give an account to them.

SABDAweb 1Pe 4:4

And they are wondering that you no longer go with them in this violent wasting of life, and are saying evil things of you:

bibleoremus 1Pe 4:4

They are surprised that you no longer join them in the same excesses of dissipation, and so they blaspheme.

biblegateway 1Pe 4:4

In regard to these, they think it strange that you do not run with them in the same flood of dissipation, speaking evil of you .

biblegateway 1Pe 4:4

So ¹  they are astonished ²  when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you. ³ 

¹ 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.

² tn Or “are surprised, are taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:12.

³ tn Grk “blaspheming,” giving the result of their astonishment. Here the target of their “blasphemy/vilification” is not God but the Christian.