1 Peter 3:11 - The Scriptures 1998

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

Job 1:1

There was a man in the land of Uts, whose name was Iyoḇ

Job 2:3

And יהוה  said to Satan, “Have you considered My servant Iyoḇ

Job 28:28

And He said to man, ‘See, the fear of יהוה, that is wisdom, and to turn from evil is understanding.’ ”

Psalm 125:4

Do good, O יהוה, to those who are good, And to those who are upright in their hearts.

Psalm 34:14

Turn away from evil and do good; Seek peace, and pursue it.

Psalm 37:27

Turn away from evil, and do good; And dwell forever.

Proverbs 16:17

The highway of the straight Is to turn away from evil; He who guards his life watches over His way.

Proverbs 16:6

By kindness and truth crookedness is pardoned. And in the fear of יהוה  one turns away from evil.

Proverbs 3:7

Do not be wise in your own eyes; Fear יהוה  and turn away from evil.

Matthew 5:45

so that you become sons of your Father in the heavens. Because He makes His sun rise on the wicked and on the good, and sends rain on the righteous and on the unrighteous.

Matthew 5:9

“Blessed are the peacemakers, because they shall be called sons of Elohim.

Matthew 6:13

‘And do not lead us into trial, but deliver us from the wicked one – because Yours is the reign and the power and the esteem, forever. Amĕ

Mark 14:7

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

Luke 1:79

to give light to those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, to guide our feet into the way of peace.”

Luke 6:35

“Rather, love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting none in return. And your reward shall be great, and you shall be sons of the Most High. Because He is kind to the thankless and wicked ones.

Luke 6:9

Then יהושע  said to them, “I ask you, is it right to do good on the Sabbath, or to do evil, to save life or to destroy it?”

John 17:15

“I do not pray that You should take them out of the world, but that You keep them from the wicked one.

Romans 12:18

If possible, on your part, be at peace with all men.

Romans 14:17

For the reign of Elohim is not eating and drinking, but righteousness and peace and joy in the Set-apart Spirit.

Romans 14:19

So, then, let us pursue the matters of peace and the matters for building up one another.

Romans 5:1

Therefore, having been declared right by belief, we have peace with Elohim through our Master יהושע  Messiah,

Romans 7:19

For the good that I wish to do, I do not do; but the evil I do not wish to do, this I practise.

Romans 7:21

I find therefore this law, that when I wish to do the good, that the evil is present with me.

Romans 8:6

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

Galatians 5:22

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, trustworthiness,

Galatians 6:10

So then, as we have occasion, let us do good to all, especially to those who are of the household of the belief.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of Elohim rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in one Body, and be filled with thanks.

1 Timothy 6:18

to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous, ready to share,

Hebrews 12:14

Pursue peace with all, and pursue apartness without which no one shall see the Master.

Hebrews 13:16

And do not forget to do good and to share, for with such slaughter offerings Elohim is well pleased.

James 4:17

To him, then, who knows to do good and does not do it, to him it is sin.

1 Peter 3:12

“Because the eyes of יהוה  are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of יהוה  is against those who do evil.”

3 John 1:11

Beloved ones, do not imitate the evil, but the good. The one who is doing good is of Elohim, but he who is doing evil has not seen Elohim.

Judges 11:14

But Yiphtaḥ