1 Peter 3:9

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1 Peter 3:9

not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

Romans 12:17

Do not repay anyone evil for evil. Try to do what is honorable in everyone’s eyes.

Romans 12:14

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

Proverbs 20:22

Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!”
Wait on the Lord, and He will rescue you.

Matthew 25:34

Then the King will say to those on His right, ‘Come, you who are blessed by My Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Romans 12:19-21

Friends, do not avenge yourselves; instead, leave room for His wrath. For it is written: Vengeance belongs to Me; I will repay, says the Lord.

Ephesians 4:32

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

Proverbs 17:13

If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will never depart from his house.

Matthew 5:39

But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

Matthew 5:44

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Matthew 19:29

And everyone who has left houses, brothers or sisters, father or mother, children, or fields because of My name will receive 100 times more and will inherit eternal life.

Mark 10:17

As He was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before Him, and asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luke 6:27-29

“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you,

Luke 10:25

Just then an expert in the law stood up to test Him, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luke 18:18

A ruler asked Him, “Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

Romans 8:28

We know that all things work together for the good of those who love God: those who are called according to His purpose.

Romans 8:30

And those He predestined, He also called; and those He called, He also justified; and those He justified, He also glorified.

1 Corinthians 4:12-13

we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

Hebrews 6:14

I will indeed bless you,
and I will greatly multiply you.

1 Peter 2:20-23

For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.

1 Peter 5:10

Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

1 Peter 3:9

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Rendering

General references

Romans 12:14

Bible References

Rendering

For what credit is there if you sin and are punished, and you endure it? But when you do what is good and suffer, if you endure it, this brings favor with God.

If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will never depart from his house.

Don’t say, “I will avenge this evil!”
Wait on the Lord, and He will rescue you.

But I tell you, don’t resist an evildoer. On the contrary, if anyone slaps you on your right cheek, turn the other to him also.

“But I say to you who listen: Love your enemies, do what is good to those who hate you,

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.

we labor, working with our own hands. When we are reviled, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it;

And be kind and compassionate to one another, forgiving one another, just as God also forgave you in Christ.

See to it that no one repays evil for evil to anyone, but always pursue what is good for one another and for all.

General references

“What have I done now?” protested David. “It was just a question.”

If anyone returns evil for good,
evil will never depart from his house.

Don’t answer a fool according to his foolishness
or you’ll be like him yourself.

But I tell you, love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,

Bless those who persecute you; bless and do not curse.