Parallel Verses
Godbey New Testament
let him depart 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;
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.
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
Prayers for 1 Peter 3:11
Verse Info
Context Readings
Called To Inherit A Blessing
10 For let the one wishing to love life, and to see good days, cease his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile: 11 let him depart from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it: 12 because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their cry: but the face of the Lord is against those doing evil.
Cross References
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: because they shall be called the sons of God.
Romans 7:21
Then I find a law, that, to me wishing to do that which is beautiful, that the evil is present with me:
Romans 12:18
If possible, so far as it is within your power, living in peace with all men;
Hebrews 12:14
Follow after peace with all men, and the sanctification, without which no one shall see the Lord:
Matthew 5:45
in order that you may be the sons of your Father who is in the heavens: because He raises up His sun on the wicked and on the good, and rains on the righteous and on the unrighteous.
Matthew 6:13
lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one.
Mark 14:7
For you have the poor always with you, and when you wish, you are able to do them good: but you have not me always.
Luke 1:79
to appear unto those sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet in the way of peace.
Luke 6:9
And Jesus said to them, I will ask you; What is lawful on the Sabbath; to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy?
Luke 6:35
Moreover love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping nothing in return; and your reward shall be great, and you shall be the sons of the Highest: because He is good to the ungrateful and wicked.
John 17:15
I do not pray that you may take them out of the world, but that you may keep them from the evil one.
Romans 5:1
Therefore having been justified by faith, let us have peace toward God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 7:19
for the good which I will I do not; but the evil which I do not will, that I do.
Romans 8:6
for the mind of depravity is death: and the mind of the Spirit is life and peace.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Ghost.
Romans 14:19
Then therefore we pursue the things belonging to peace, and edification towards one another.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is divine love, joy, peace, long suffering, kindness, goodness, faith,
Galatians 6:10
Then therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of faith.
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of Christ reign in your hearts, in which you are called in one body; and be ye thankful.
1 Timothy 6:18
that they do good, be rich in good works, be cheerful givers, ready communicators;
Hebrews 13:16
But do not forget benefaction and fellowship: for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom which is from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easily persuaded, full of mercy and of good works, free from partiality and hypocrisy.
James 4:17
Therefore to him that knows to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, imitate not the evil, but the good. The one doing good is of God: the one doing evil has not seen God.