1 Peter 4:15For let none of you suffer as a murderer, or a thief, or an evil doer, or a meddler in other men's matters.
The setting
64 AD, house churches in Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia (modern Turkey). Peter addresses the temptation to blend persecution with deserved consequences...
The emotion here: stern love, like a father warning children not to confuse discipline with persecution
The original word
allotriepiskopos (ἀλλοτριεπίσκοπος) — a meddler, literally 'overseer of what belongs to others'
Why it matters
This Greek word appears nowhere else in ancient literature - Peter may have coined it
Read with care
What most readers miss in 1 Peter 4:15
Peter lists 'meddling' alongside murder and theft - he considers busybody behavior seriously destructive
Common misconceptionPeople focus on the obvious sins (murder, theft) and miss that Peter puts 'meddling in others' business' in the same category. Church gossip is not persecution.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 1 Peter 4:15
Bible Genome reading
1 Peter 4:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
1 Peter 4:15 comes from the book of 1 Peter, written during the early_church period. These words are attributed to Peter. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include righteous suffering, moral conduct. Notable phrases: let none of you suffer; murderer, thief, evil doer. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same deciding
“"You shall have no other gods before me.”
— Deuteronomy 5:7
“"You shall not murder.”
— Exodus 20:13
“Whoever exalts himself will be humbled, and whoever humbles himself will be exalted.”
— Matthew 23:12
“For God didn't give us a spirit of fear, but of power, love, and self-control.”
— 2 Timothy 1:7
“But Peter said, "Silver and gold have I none, but what I have, that I give you. In the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, get up and walk!"”
— Acts 3:6
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