1 Peter 3:8-12
Legacy Standard Bible
8 [a]Now to sum up, (A)all of you be like-minded, sympathetic, (B)brotherly, (C)tender-hearted, and (D)humble in spirit; 9 (E)not returning evil for evil or (F)reviling for reviling, but [b]giving a (G)blessing instead, for (H)you were called for the very purpose that you might (I)inherit a blessing. 10 For,
“(J)The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
11 (K)He must turn away from evil and do good;
He must seek peace and pursue it.
12 (L)For the eyes of the [c]Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears attend to their prayer,
But the face of the [d]Lord is against those who do evil.”
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 3:8 Or Finally
- 1 Peter 3:9 Lit blessing instead
- 1 Peter 3:12 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 34:15
- 1 Peter 3:12 In OT, Yahweh, cf. Ps 34:15
1 Peter 3:8-12
International Standard Version
When You are Wronged
8 Finally, all of you must live in harmony, be sympathetic, love as brothers, and be compassionate and humble. 9 Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, keep blessing them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.
10 “For the person who wants to love life
and see good days
must keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit.
11 He must turn away from evil and do good.
He must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the Lord[a] watches the righteous,[b]
and he pays attention to their prayers.[c]
But the Lord[d] opposes those[e] who do wrong.”[f]
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 3:12 MT source citation reads Lord
- 1 Peter 3:12 Lit. the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
- 1 Peter 3:12 Lit. and his ears are attentive to their prayer
- 1 Peter 3:12 MT source citation reads Lord
- 1 Peter 3:12 Lit. the face of the Lord is against
- 1 Peter 3:12 Cf. Ps 34:12-16
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