There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
1 Peter 3:11 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) let him turn away from evil and do right; let him seek peace and pursue it. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Let him eschew evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and ensue it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Let him turn away from wickedness and shun it, and let him do right. Let him search for peace (harmony; undisturbedness from fears, agitating passions, and moral conflicts) and seek it eagerly. [Do not merely desire peaceful relations with God, with your fellowmen, and with yourself, but pursue, go after them!] American Standard Version (1901) And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it. Common English Bible “They should shun evil and do good; ” “seek peace and chase after it. ” Catholic Public Domain Version Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Let him decline from evil, and do good: let him seek after peace and pursue it: |
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was blameless and upright, one who feared God, and turned away from evil.
And the Lord said to Satan, “Have you considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a blameless and upright man, who fears God and turns away from evil? He still holds fast his integrity, although you moved me against him, to destroy him without cause.”
And he said to man, ‘Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.’ ”
Do good, O Lord, to those who are good, and to those who are upright in their hearts!
The highway of the upright turns aside from evil; he who guards his way preserves his life.
By loyalty and faithfulness iniquity is atoned for, and by the fear of the Lord a man avoids evil.
so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven; for he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you will, you can do good to them; but you will not always have me.
to give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for he is kind to the ungrateful and the selfish.
And Jesus said to them, “I ask you, is it lawful on the sabbath to do good or to do harm, to save life or to destroy it?”
I do not pray that thou shouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldst keep them from the evil one.
For the kingdom of God is not food and drink but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit;
Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ.
For I do not do the good I want, but the evil I do not want is what I do.
So I find it to be a law that when I want to do right, evil lies close at hand.
To set the mind on the flesh is death, but to set the mind on the Spirit is life and peace.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,
So then, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all men, and especially to those who are of the household of faith.
And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.
Strive for peace with all men, and for the holiness without which no one will see the Lord.
Do not neglect to do good and to share what you have, for such sacrifices are pleasing to God.
Whoever knows what is right to do and fails to do it, for him it is sin.
For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those that do evil.”
Beloved, do not imitate evil but imitate good. He who does good is of God; he who does evil has not seen God.