1 Peter 3:8 - The Message Summing up: Be agreeable, be sympathetic, be loving, be compassionate, be humble. That goes for all of you, no exceptions. No retaliation. No sharp-tongued sarcasm. Instead, bless—that’s your job, to bless. You’ll be a blessing and also get a blessing. Whoever wants to embrace life and see the day fill up with good, Here’s what you do: Say nothing evil or hurtful; Snub evil and cultivate good; run after peace for all you’re worth. God looks on all this with approval, listening and responding well to what he’s asked; But he turns his back on those who do evil things. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Finally, all [of you] should be of one and the same mind (united in spirit), sympathizing [with one another], loving [each other] as brethren [of one household], compassionate and courteous (tenderhearted and humble). American Standard Version (1901) Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: Common English Bible Finally, all of you be of one mind, sympathetic, lovers of your fellow believers, compassionate, and modest in your opinion of yourselves. Catholic Public Domain Version And finally, may you all be of one mind: compassionate, loving brotherhood, merciful, meek, humble, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble: |