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 turn away from evil and do good;
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 he must turn away from evil
and do what is good.
He must seek peace and pursue it,

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;

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
ἐκκλίνω 
Ekklino 
eschew, avoid, go out of the way
Usage: 3

κακός 
Kakos 
Usage: 46

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

do
ποιέω 
Poieo 
do, make, bring forth, commit, cause, work, show, bear, keep, fulfil, deal, perform, not tr, , vr do
Usage: 372

G18
ἀγαθός 
Agathos 
Usage: 70

ζητέω 
Zeteo 
Usage: 79

εἰρήνη 
Eirene 
Usage: 71

διώκω 
Dioko 
Usage: 28

Devotionals

Devotionals about 1 Peter 3:11

References

Images 1 Peter 3:11

Prayers for 1 Peter 3:11

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.

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