Parallel Verses
Daniel Mace New Testament
for who can hurt you, if you strive to excel in virtue.
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Holman Bible
And who will harm
International Standard Version
Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good?
A Conservative Version
And who is he who will harm you, if ye become imitators of the good?
American Standard Version
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?
Amplified
Now who is there to hurt you if you become enthusiastic for what is good?
An Understandable Version
And who do you think would [try to] hurt you if you become enthusiastic for doing what is right?
Anderson New Testament
And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good?
Bible in Basic English
Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?
Common New Testament
Who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
Darby Translation
And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which is good?
Emphatic Diaglott Bible
Besides, who is he that will do evil to you, if you be imitators of the Good One?
Godbey New Testament
Who is the one about to harm you, if you may be zealots of the good?
Goodspeed New Testament
And who is there that can hurt you if you are eager to do what is right?
John Wesley New Testament
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
Julia Smith Translation
And who going to injure you, if ye be imitators of good?
King James 2000
And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good?
Lexham Expanded Bible
And who [is] the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good?
Modern King James verseion
And who is the one who will harm you if you become imitators of the good?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Moreover, who is it that will harm you if ye follow that which is good?
Moffatt New Testament
Yet who will wrong you if you have a passion for goodness?
Montgomery New Testament
Yet who will harm you if you become zealous for the good?
NET Bible
For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?
New Heart English Bible
Now who is he who will harm you, if you become zealous of that which is good?
Noyes New Testament
And who is he that shall harm you, if ye are followers of that which is good?
Sawyer New Testament
And who is he that will injure you if you are followers of what is good?
The Emphasized Bible
Who, then, is he that shall harm you, if, for that which is good, ye become zealous?
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And who will do you harm if ye be imitators of him that is good?
Twentieth Century New Testament
Who, indeed, is there to harm you, if you prove yourselves to be eager for what is good?
Webster
And who is he that will harm you, if ye are followers of that which is good?
Weymouth New Testament
And who will be able to harm you, if you show yourselves zealous for that which is good?
Williams New Testament
And who is it that will harm you if you are enthusiastic to do right?
World English Bible
Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?
Worrell New Testament
And who is he that will harm you, if ye become zealous for that which is good?
Worsley New Testament
And who will hurt you, if ye be imitators of Him that is good?
Youngs Literal Translation
and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?
Themes
Church » Security of » General references to
natural Life » Of saints, specially protected by God
Opposition » Who cannot be opposed
Saints » God's knowledge of the saints » Security of
Interlinear
References
Hastings
Word Count of 38 Translations in 1 Peter 3:13
Images 1 Peter 3:13
Prayers for 1 Peter 3:13
Verse Info
Context Readings
Suffer For Doing What Is Good
12 for the eyes of the Lord are upon the virtuous, and his ears attend to their prayers, but the wicked he discountenances." 13 for who can hurt you, if you strive to excel in virtue. 14 However, if you suffer in the cause of virtue, it is your happiness: and instead of being over-awed by their threats, and struck with concern,
Cross References
Romans 8:28
We know too, that all things co-operate for the good of those who love God, who, pursuant to his purpose, has now called them:
Romans 13:3
rulers are not a terror to virtue, but to vice. would you then live without any dread of the civil power? do what is right, and you shall have his commendation.
1 Corinthians 14:1
Cultivate social virtue; then desire spiritual gifts, but chiefly that of explaining the prophetical writings.
Ephesians 5:1
Be ye therefore imitators of God, as his dear children; live together in love,
1 Thessalonians 5:15
Don't allow any one to return evil for evil, but strive to do all the good you can to one another, and to all the world.
1 Timothy 5:10
such as have been recommended by their good actions, by the education of their children, by their hospitality, by their officiousness to the faithful, by relieving the afflicted, and by the practice of every virtue.
3 John 1:11
my beloved, don't imitate vice, but virtue. he that does good, is a child of God: he that does evil, is not acquainted with God.