New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Peter 3:9-22
91not returningG591 evilG2556 for evilG2556 orG2228 2insultG3059 for insultG3059, but 3givingG2127 a 4blessingG2127 insteadG5121; for 5you were calledG2564 for the veryG3778 purpose that you might 6inheritG2816 a blessingG2129. 10For, “7The oneG3588 who desiresG2309 lifeG2222, to loveG25 and seeG3708 goodG18 daysG2250, Must keepG3973 his tongueG1100 from evilG2556 and his lipsG5491 from speakingG2980 deceitG1388.118He must turnG1578 awayG1578 from evilG2556 and doG4160 goodG18; He must seekG2212 peaceG1515 and pursueG1377 it.129For the eyesG3788 of the LordG2962 are towardG1909 the righteousG1342, And His earsG3775 attend to their prayerG1162, But the faceG4383 of the LordG2962 is againstG1909 those who doG4160 evilG2556.”
1310WhoG5101 is 11there to harmG2559 you ifG1437 you proveG1096 zealousG2207 for whatG18 is goodG18? 14But evenG2532 ifG1487 you should 12sufferG3958 for the sakeG1223 of righteousnessG1343, 13you 14are blessedG3107. 15And do not fearG5399 their 16intimidationG5401, and do not be troubledG5015, 15but 17sanctifyG37 18ChristG5547 as LordG2962 in your heartsG2588, alwaysG104 being readyG2092 19to make a 20defenseG627 to everyoneG3956 who asksG154 you to give an accountG3056 for the 21hopeG1680 that is in you, yetG235 22with gentlenessG4240 and 2324reverenceG5401; 1625and keepG2192 a 26goodG18 conscienceG4893 soG2443 that in the thing in whichG3739 27you are slanderedG2635, thoseG3588 who revileG1908 your goodG18 behaviorG391 in ChristG5547 will be putG2617 to shameG2617. 17For 28it is betterG2909, 29ifG1487 30GodG2316 should willG2309 it so, that you sufferG3958 for doingG15 what is rightG15 ratherG2228 thanG2228 for doingG2554 what is wrongG2554. 18For 31ChristG5547 alsoG2532 diedG599 for sinsG266 32onceG530 for allG530, the justG1342 for the unjustG94, soG2443 that He might 33bringG4317 us to GodG2316, having been putG2289 to deathG2289 34in the fleshG4561, but madeG2227 aliveG2227 35in the 36spiritG4151; 19in 37whichG3739 alsoG2532 He wentG4198 and madeG2784 proclamationG2784 to the spiritsG4151 now in prisonG5438, 20who onceG4218 were disobedientG544, whenG3753 the 38patienceG3115 of GodG2316 39kept waitingG553 in the daysG2250 of NoahG3575, during the constructionG2680 of 40the arkG2787, in whichG3739 a fewG3641, that is, 41eightG3638 42personsG5590, were broughtG1295 safelyG1295 throughG1223 the 43waterG5204. 2144CorrespondingG499 to that, baptismG908 nowG3568 savesG4982 you--45not the removalG595 of dirtG4509 from the fleshG4561, but an appealG1906 to GodG2316 46for a 47goodG18 conscienceG4893--throughG1223 48the resurrectionG386 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 2249whoG3739 is at the rightG1188 handG1188 of GodG2316, 50having goneG4198 into heavenG3772, 51after angelsG32 and authoritiesG1849 and powersG1411 had been subjectedG5293 to Him.
Notes
- 1. 1 Peter 3:9 Rom 12:17; 1 Thess 5:15 ↩
- 2. 1 Peter 3:9 1 Cor 4:12; 1 Pet 2:23 ↩
- 3. 1 Peter 3:9 Lit blessing instead ↩
- 4. 1 Peter 3:9 Luke 6:28; Rom 12:14; 1 Cor 4:12 ↩
- 5. 1 Peter 3:9 1 Pet 2:21 ↩
- 6. 1 Peter 3:9 Gal 3:14; Heb 6:14; 12:17 ↩
- 7. 1 Peter 3:10 Ps 34:12, 13 ↩
- 8. 1 Peter 3:11 Ps 34:14 ↩
- 9. 1 Peter 3:12 Ps 34:15, 16 ↩
- 10. 1 Peter 3:13 Prov 16:7 ↩
- 11. 1 Peter 3:13 Lit the one who will harm you ↩
- 12. 1 Peter 3:14 Matt 5:10; 1 Pet 2:19ff; 4:15f ↩
- 13. 1 Peter 3:14 James 5:11 ↩
- 14. 1 Peter 3:14 Or would be ↩
- 15. 1 Peter 3:14 Is 8:12f; 1 Pet 3:6 ↩
- 16. 1 Peter 3:14 Lit fear ↩
- 17. 1 Peter 3:15 I.e. set apart ↩
- 18. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 19. 1 Peter 3:15 Col 4:6 ↩
- 20. 1 Peter 3:15 Or argument; or explanation ↩
- 21. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 22. 1 Peter 3:15 2 Tim 2:25 ↩
- 23. 1 Peter 3:15 Or fear ↩
- 24. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:17 ↩
- 25. 1 Peter 3:16 Lit having a good ↩
- 26. 1 Peter 3:16 1 Tim 1:5; Heb 13:18; 1 Pet 3:21 ↩
- 27. 1 Peter 3:16 1 Pet 2:12, 15 ↩
- 28. 1 Peter 3:17 1 Pet 2:20; 4:15f ↩
- 29. 1 Peter 3:17 Acts 18:21; 1 Pet 1:6; 2:15; 4:19 ↩
- 30. 1 Peter 3:17 Lit the will of God ↩
- 31. 1 Peter 3:18 1 Pet 2:21 ↩
- 32. 1 Peter 3:18 Heb 9:26, 28; 10:10 ↩
- 33. 1 Peter 3:18 Rom 5:2; Eph 3:12 ↩
- 34. 1 Peter 3:18 Col 1:22; 1 Pet 4:1 ↩
- 35. 1 Peter 3:18 1 Pet 4:6 ↩
- 36. 1 Peter 3:18 Or Spirit ↩
- 37. 1 Peter 3:19 Or whom ↩
- 38. 1 Peter 3:20 Rom 2:4 ↩
- 39. 1 Peter 3:20 Gen 6:3, 5, 13f ↩
- 40. 1 Peter 3:20 Heb 11:7 ↩
- 41. 1 Peter 3:20 Gen 8:18; 2 Pet 2:5 ↩
- 42. 1 Peter 3:20 Acts 2:41; 1 Pet 1:9, 22; 2:25; 4:19 ↩
- 43. 1 Peter 3:20 I.e. the great flood ↩
- 44. 1 Peter 3:21 Acts 16:33; Titus 3:5 ↩
- 45. 1 Peter 3:21 Heb 9:14; 10:22 ↩
- 46. 1 Peter 3:21 Or from ↩
- 47. 1 Peter 3:21 1 Tim 1:5; Heb 13:18; 1 Pet 3:16 ↩
- 48. 1 Peter 3:21 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 49. 1 Peter 3:22 Mark 16:19 ↩
- 50. 1 Peter 3:22 Heb 4:14; 6:20 ↩
- 51. 1 Peter 3:22 Rom 8:38f; Heb 1:6 ↩
Commentaries on 1 Peter 3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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