1 Peter 3:11 - English Majority Text Version 2009

¹¹ Let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹¹ Let him eschew evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and ensue it.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹¹ 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)

¹¹ And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Common English Bible

¹¹ “They should shun evil and do good; ” “seek peace and chase after it. ”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹¹ Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

1 Peter 3:11 Cross References

Matthew 5:45

so that you may prove to be sons of your Father in heaven; because He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and He sends rain on the just and on the unjust.

Matthew 5:9

Blessed [are] the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God.

Matthew 6:13

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evil [one]. For Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.

Mark 14:7

For you always have the poor with you, and whenever you wish you are able to do them good; but you do not always have Me.

Luke 1:79

to give light to them that sit in darkness and [in ]the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace."

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping to receive nothing back; and your reward shall be great, and you will be sons of the Most High. For He is kind to the unthankful and evil.

Luke 6:9

Then Jesus said to them, "I will ask you one thing: Is it lawful on the Sabbath to do good or to do evil, to save life or to kill?"

John 17:15

I do not ask that You should take them out of the world, but that You should keep them from the evil [one].

Romans 12:18

If possible, as much as depends on you, keeping peace with all men.

Romans 14:17

For the kingdom of God is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:19

Therefore let us pursue the things [which make] for peace and the things by which one may edify another.

Romans 5:1

Therefore, having been justified by faith, we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ,

Romans 7:19

For the good that I want to do I do not do; but the evil I do not want to do, this I practice.

Romans 7:21

Therefore I find this law, that [when] I wish to do the right[ thing], evil is right there with me.

Romans 8:6

For the mind set on the flesh is death, but the mind set on the Spirit is life and peace.

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

Galatians 6:10

So then, as we have opportunity, let us work what is good toward all, but especially toward those who are of the household of faith.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

1 Timothy 6:18

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, sharing,

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace and holiness with all [people], without which no one shall see the Lord:

Hebrews 13:16

But do not forget the doing of good and generosity, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.

James 4:17

Therefore, to him who knows to do good and does not do [it], to him it is sin.

1 Peter 3:12

For the eyes of the LORD are upon the righteous, and His ears [open] to their prayer; but the face of the LORD is against those doing evil."

3 John 1:11

Beloved, do not imitate the evil, but the good. He that does good is of God; he that does evil has not seen God.