My enemies do bad things to me,\par and I did only good things to them.\par I tried to do only good things,\par but those people turned against me.\par
1 Peter 3:13 - Easy To Read Version If you are always trying to do good, then no person can really hurt you. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Now who is there to hurt you if you are zealous followers of that which is good? American Standard Version (1901) And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? Common English Bible Who will harm you if you are zealous for good? Catholic Public Domain Version And who is it who can harm you, if you are zealous in what is good? Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And who is he that can hurt you, if you be zealous of good? |
My enemies do bad things to me,\par and I did only good things to them.\par I tried to do only good things,\par but those people turned against me.\par
Good people will be kept safe by the Lord. But evil people will have many troubles.
The Lord hates the way evil people live. The Lord loves people who try to do good.
If a person is living a good life, pleasing to the Lord, then even that person’s enemies will be at peace with him.
“Find Jeremiah and take care of him. Don’t hurt him. Give him whatever he asks for.”
People that do right don’t have to fear the rulers. But those people that do wrong must fear the rulers. Do you want to be free from fearing the rulers? Then you should do right. If you do right, then the rulers will praise you.
We know that in everything God works for the good of those people that love him. These are the people God called (chose), because that was his plan.
Love is the thing you should try for. And you should truly want to have the spiritual gifts. And the gift you should want most is to be able to prophesy. {\cf2\super [95]}
Be sure that no person pays back wrong for wrong. But always try to do what is good for each other and for all people.
She must be known as a woman who has done good things. I mean good things like raising her children, accepting visitors in her home, washing the feet of God’s people, helping people in trouble, and using her life to do all kinds of good things.
He gave himself for us. He died to free us from all evil. He died to make us pure people that belong only to him—people that are always wanting to do good things.