Parallel Verses
John Wesley New Testament
Let him turn 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.
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 he that loveth life and desireth to see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips, that they speak no guile: 11 Let him turn from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. 12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Cross References
Matthew 5:9
Happy are the peace-makers; for they shall be called the children of God.
Romans 7:21
I find then a law, that when I would do good, evil is present with me.
Romans 12:18
If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.
Hebrews 12:14
Follow 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 maketh his sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sendeth rain on the just and 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 ye have the poor always with you, and when ye will, ye may do them good; but me ye have not always.
Luke 1:79
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to direct our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 6:9
And he arose and stood forth. Then said Jesus to them, I will ask you, Which is lawful on the sabbath, To do good, or to do evil?
Luke 6:35
But love ye your enemies, and do good and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Highest; for he is kind to the unthankful and the evil.
John 17:15
I do not pray, that thou wouldest take them out of the world, but that thou wouldest keep them from the evil one.
Romans 5:1
Therefore being justified by 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
Now 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
Let us therefore pursue the things that tend to peace, and to mutual edification.
Galatians 5:22
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, fidelity,
Galatians 6:10
Therefore as we have opportunity, let us do good unto all men; but especially to them who are of the houshold of faith.
Colossians 3:15
And the peace of God shall rule in your hearts, to which also ye are called in one body: and be ye thankful.
1 Timothy 6:18
To do good, to be rich in good works, ready to distribute, willing to communicate,
Hebrews 13:16
But to do good, and to distribute, forget not; for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.
James 3:17-18
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits,
James 4:17
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
3 John 1:11
Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that is a doer of good is of God, but he that is a doer of evil, hath not seen God.