New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Peter 3:7-12

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, 6 7loving, 8compassionate, and 9humble; 9 10not returning evil for evil or 11insult for insult, but giving a 12blessing instead; for 13you were called for the very purpose that you would 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 evildoers.”

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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 I.e., as brothers and sisters ↩
7. 1 Peter 3:8 1 Pet 1:22 ↩
8. 1 Peter 3:8 Eph 4:32 ↩
9. 1 Peter 3:8 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3; 1 Pet 5:5 ↩
10. 1 Peter 3:9 Rom 12:17; 1 Thess 5:15 ↩
11. 1 Peter 3:9 1 Cor 4:12; 1 Pet 2:23 ↩
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 ↩

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