Berean Standard Bible

1 Peter 3:9-18

9Do not repayG3361 G591 evilG2556 withG473 evilG2556 orG2228 insultG3059 withG473 insultG3059, butG1161 G5121 with blessingG2127, becauseG3754 toG1519 thisG3778 you were calledG2564 so thatG2443 you may inheritG2816 a blessingG2129. 10ForG1063,

“WhoeverG3588 wouldG2309 loveG25 lifeG2222andG2532 seeG3708 goodG18 daysG2250must keepG3973 his tongueG1100 fromG575 evilG2556andG2532 his lipsG5491 from deceitfulG1388 speechG2980.11 He must turnG1578 fromG575 evilG2556 andG2532 doG4160 goodG18;he must seekG2212 peaceG1515 andG2532 pursueG1377 itG846.12ForG3754 the eyesG3788 of the LordG2962 are onG1909 the righteousG1342,andG2532 HisG846 earsG3775 are inclined toG1519 theirG846 prayerG1162.ButG1161 the faceG4383 of the LordG2962 is againstG1909those who doG4160 evilG2556.”1

WhoG5101 can harmG2559 youG4771 ifG1437 you areG1096 zealousG2207 for whatG3588 is goodG18?

14ButG235 evenG2532 ifG1487 you should sufferG3958 forG1223 what is rightG1343, you are blessedG3107 . “Do not fearG3361 G5399 whatG846 they fearG5401; do not be shakenG3366 G5015.”2 15ButG1161 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG2588 sanctifyG37 ChristG5547 as LordG2962.3 AlwaysG104 be preparedG2092 toG4314 give a defenseG627 to everyoneG3956 whoG3588 asksG154 youG4771 the reasonG3056 forG4012 theG3588 hopeG1680 that is inG1722 youG4771. ButG235 respond withG3326 gentlenessG4240 andG2532 respectG5401, 16keepingG2192 a clearG18 conscienceG4893, so thatG2443 those who slander youG1722 G3739 G2635 G3588 G1908 may be put to shameG2617 by yourG4771 goodG18 behaviorG391 inG1722 ChristG5547. 17ForG1063 it is betterG2909, ifG1487 it is God’sG2316 willG2307, to sufferG3958 for doing goodG15 thanG2228 for doing evilG2554.

18ForG3754 ChristG5547 alsoG2532 sufferedG3958 4 forG4012 sinsG266 once for allG530, the righteousG1342 forG5228 the unrighteousG94, toG2443 bringG4317 youG4771 to GodG2316 . He was put to deathG2289 in the bodyG4561 butG1161 made aliveG2227 in the SpiritG4151,

Notes

1. 1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12–16 (see also LXX) ↩
2. 1 Peter 3:14 Or “Do not fear their threats; do not be shaken.” Isaiah 8:12 ↩
3. 1 Peter 3:15 BYZ and TR But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. This sentence may also be included with the quotation from the previous verse; see Isaiah 8:13. ↩
4. 1 Peter 3:18 NE and WH died ↩