Parallel Verses
Noyes New Testament
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;
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.
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 he that would love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile; 11 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 toward their supplication; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."
Cross References
Matthew 5:9
Blessed are the peacemakers; for they will be called sons of God.
Romans 7:21
I find then that there is a law to me, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as far as dependeth on you, be at peace with all men.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no one will see the Lord;
Matthew 5:45
that ye may become sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
Matthew 6:13
and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.
Mark 14:7
For the poor ye have always with you, and whenever ye will, ye can do good to them; but me ye have not always.
Luke 1:79
to give light to those sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 6:9
And Jesus said to them, I ask you whether it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil; to save life, or to kill?
Luke 6:35
But love your enemies, and do good and lend, despairing of no one; and your reward will be great, and ye will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the unthankful and wicked.
John 17:15
I do not pray thee to take them out of the world, but to keep them from evil.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being accepted as righteous through faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
Romans 7:19
For the good that I would, I do not; but the evil which I would not, that I do.
Romans 8:6
For the mind of the flesh is death; but the mind of the Spirit life and peace.
Romans 14:17
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink, but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit;
Romans 14:19
Let us then strive to promote peace, and the edification of each other.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
Galatians 6:10
So then, 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, to which ye were called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be ye thankful.
1 Timothy 6:18
that they be rich in good works, liberal in imparting, willing to communicate,
Hebrews 13:16
But works of kindness and liberality forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.
James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth how to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God; he that doeth evil hath not seen God.