Parallel Verses
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Let him depart from every wicked thing, 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.
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;
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 he that would love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile. 11 Let him depart from every wicked thing, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it." 12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who practise wicked things.
Cross References
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.
Romans 7:21
I find then a law, that, when I wish to do good, evil is presented to me.
Romans 12:18
If possible, as far as you can, be at peace with all men.
Hebrews 12:14
Earnestly seek peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord:
Matthew 5:45
that ye may be the children of your Father who is in heaven: for he causeth his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and tendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 6:13
And lead us not into temptation; but deliver us from evil: for thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen!
Mark 14:7
For the poor ye have always with you, and when ye will ye may do them good: but me ye have not always.
Luke 1:79
to illumine those who sat in darkness, and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 6:9
Then said Jesus unto them, I will ask you a question; Is it lawful to do good on the sabbath-day, or to do evil? to preserve life or to destroy it?
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing in return: and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Most High; for he is kind unto the unthankful and to the wicked.
John 17:15
I entreat not that thou shouldest take them out of the world, but that thou shouldest preserve them from the wicked one.
Romans 5:1
BEING justified therefore by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ:
Romans 7:19
For I do not the good which I wish: but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Romans 8:6
For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded 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
Well then, let us earnestly pursue the things that conduce to peace, and the things which are for mutual edification.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
Galatians 6:10
Well then, whilst we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men, but especially unto those who are of the household of faith.
Colossians 3:15
And let the peace of God set up its throne in your hearts, whereunto also ye have been called in one body; and be ye thankful.
1 Timothy 6:18
to do good, to be rich in generous actions, to take pleasure in liberality, ready to distribute;
Hebrews 13:16
But of beneficence, and liberal distribution, be not unmindful: for such sacrifices God accepts with delight.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, meek, easily persuadable, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, and void of dissimulation.
James 4:17
Therefore if a man knoweth how to act properly, and doth not, he is criminal.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, be not an imitator of what is evil, but of that which is good. He that doeth good is of God, but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.