1 Peter 3:11

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Summary

1 Peter 3:11

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Eschew

Matthew 6:13

John 17:15

Do

Seek

General references

Romans 12:18

Bible References

Eschew

and let us not be left under temptation, but deliver us from the evil one."

I do not pray you to take them out of the world, but to keep them from the malignity of it.

Do

that ye may be the children of your father who is in heaven, for he causes his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

the poor you have always with you, and you may relieve them whenever you please: but me you will not always have.

then said Jesus to them, I will ask you one question, which is the most allowable on the sabbath-day, to do good, or to neglect it? to save a man's life, or to let him perish?

for the good that I purpose to do, I do not: but the evil which I resolve against, that I do.

therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good offices to all men, especially to the family of believers.

to be beneficent, to be rich in good works, to be liberal to the common fund,

but don't forget to be beneficent to the community; for such sacrifice is acceptable to God.

he then that knows what is virtuous, and does not practise it, is a criminal.

my beloved, don't imitate vice, but virtue. he that does good, is a child of God: he that does evil, is not acquainted with God.

Seek

Blessed are the pacific: for they shall be the children of God.

to enlighten those, who are in darkness, and in the shadow of death, and to direct our steps into the ways of peace."

Therefore being justified by faith, we have peace with God, through our Lord Jesus Christ,

now sensual inclinations lead to death; but spiritual affections to a life of tranquillity.

do all you can to live peaceably, if it be possible, with all mankind.

for the gospel dispensation does not consist in meats and drinks, but in piety and peace, and spiritual joy.

but the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, sweetness of disposition, beneficence, faithfulness, meekness, temperance:

may the peace of Christ, to which you are called to be but one body, influence your hearts, to be benevolent.

seek peace with all men, and sanctity of life, without which no man shall see the Lord:

but wisdom deriv'd from heaven is first dispassionate, then pacific, equitable, and obsequious: full of beneficence, and all social virtue, free from partiality, and hypocrisy.

General references

do all you can to live peaceably, if it be possible, with all mankind.