New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Peter 3:7-13

7 1You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with 2 3someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

8 4To sum up, 5all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, 6brotherly, 7kindhearted, and 8humble in spirit; 9 9not returning evil for evil or 10insult for insult, but 11giving a 12blessing instead; for 13you were called for the very purpose that you might 14inherit a blessing. 10For, “15The one who desires life, to love and see good days, Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.11 16He must turn away from evil and do good; He must seek peace and pursue it.12 17For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous, And His ears attend to their prayer, But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

13 18Who is 19there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?

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Notes

1. 1 Peter 3:7 Eph 5:25; Col 3:19 ↩
2. 1 Peter 3:7 Lit a weaker vessel ↩
3. 1 Peter 3:7 1 Thess 4:4 ↩
4. 1 Peter 3:8 Or Finally ↩
5. 1 Peter 3:8 Rom 12:16 ↩
6. 1 Peter 3:8 1 Pet 1:22 ↩
7. 1 Peter 3:8 Eph 4:32 ↩
8. 1 Peter 3:8 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3; 1 Pet 5:5 ↩
9. 1 Peter 3:9 Rom 12:17; 1 Thess 5:15 ↩
10. 1 Peter 3:9 1 Cor 4:12; 1 Pet 2:23 ↩
11. 1 Peter 3:9 Lit blessing instead ↩
12. 1 Peter 3:9 Luke 6:28; Rom 12:14; 1 Cor 4:12 ↩
13. 1 Peter 3:9 1 Pet 2:21 ↩
14. 1 Peter 3:9 Gal 3:14; Heb 6:14; 12:17 ↩
15. 1 Peter 3:10 Ps 34:12, 13 ↩
16. 1 Peter 3:11 Ps 34:14 ↩
17. 1 Peter 3:12 Ps 34:15, 16 ↩
18. 1 Peter 3:13 Prov 16:7 ↩
19. 1 Peter 3:13 Lit the one who will harm you ↩

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