Parallel Verses
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.
New American Standard Bible
He must seek peace and pursue it.
King James Version
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Holman Bible
and do what is good.
He must seek peace
International Standard Version
He must turn away from evil and do good. He must seek peace and pursue it.
A Conservative Version
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
American Standard Version
And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
Amplified
“He must turn away from wickedness and do what is right.
He must search for peace [with God, with self, with others] and pursue it eagerly [actively—not merely desiring it].
An Understandable Version
He should turn away from wrong living and do what is good. He should desire peace and do whatever it takes to maintain it.
Anderson New Testament
let him turn from evil and do good: let him seek peace, and pursue it.
Bible in Basic English
And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.
Common New Testament
He must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
Daniel Mace New Testament
he must avoid vice, practise virtue, seek peace, and persevere in the enquiry.
Darby Translation
And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;
Godbey New Testament
let him depart from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it:
Goodspeed New Testament
Let him turn away from evil and do right, Let him seek peace and go after it.
John Wesley New Testament
Let him turn from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.
Julia Smith Translation
Let him bend away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and follow it.
King James 2000
Let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
Modern King James verseion
Let him turn aside from evil and do good. Let him seek peace and pursue it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Let him eschew evil and do good: let him seek peace, and ensue it.
Moffatt New Testament
let him shun wrong and do right, let him seek peace and make peace his aim.
Montgomery New Testament
Let him turn from evil and do good, Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
NET Bible
And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
New Heart English Bible
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
Noyes New Testament
let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.
Sawyer New Testament
let him abstain from evil and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it,
The Emphasized Bible
Let him turn away from mischief, and do good, Let him seek peace, and pursue it;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let him depart from every wicked thing, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it."
Twentieth Century New Testament
Let him turn from evil and do good, Let him seek for peace and follow after it;
Webster
Let him shun evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.
Weymouth New Testament
Let him turn from evil, and do good; Let him inquire for peace and go in pursuit of it.
Williams New Testament
He must turn, too, away from evil and do right; He must seek peace and follow it,
World English Bible
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
Worrell New Testament
and let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it;
Worsley New Testament
let him turn away from evil, and do good:
Youngs Literal Translation
let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;
Topics
Interlinear
Kakos
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Poieo
Agathos
References
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 3:11
Images 1 Peter 3:11
Prayers for 1 Peter 3:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Called To Inherit A Blessing
10 "For he who is desirous to enjoy life, and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit. 11 Let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their supplication; but the face of the Lord is against the workers of iniquity."
Cross References
3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate what is evil, but what is good. He who does good, is of God; but he who does evil, has not seen God.