New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Peter 3:8-15
81To sum up, 2all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, 34loving, 5compassionate, and 6humble; 97not returning evil for evil or 8insult for insult, but giving a 9blessing instead; for 10you were called for the very purpose that you would 11inherit a blessing. 10For, “12The one who desires life, to love and see good days, Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.1113He must turn away from evil and do good; He must seek peace and pursue it.1214For 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.”
1315And who is 16there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? 14But even if you should 17suffer for the sake of righteousness, 18you 19are blessed. 20And do not fear their 21intimidation, and do not be in dread, 15but 22sanctify 23Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready 24to make a 25defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the 26hope that is in you, but 27with gentleness and 28respect;
Notes
- 1. 1 Peter 3:8 Or Finally ↩
- 2. 1 Peter 3:8 Rom 12:16 ↩
- 3. 1 Peter 3:8 I.e., as brothers and sisters ↩
- 4. 1 Peter 3:8 1 Pet 1:22 ↩
- 5. 1 Peter 3:8 Eph 4:32 ↩
- 6. 1 Peter 3:8 Eph 4:2; Phil 2:3; 1 Pet 5:5 ↩
- 7. 1 Peter 3:9 Rom 12:17; 1 Thess 5:15 ↩
- 8. 1 Peter 3:9 1 Cor 4:12; 1 Pet 2:23 ↩
- 9. 1 Peter 3:9 Luke 6:28; Rom 12:14; 1 Cor 4:12 ↩
- 10. 1 Peter 3:9 1 Pet 2:21 ↩
- 11. 1 Peter 3:9 Gal 3:14; Heb 6:14; 12:17 ↩
- 12. 1 Peter 3:10 Ps 34:12, 13 ↩
- 13. 1 Peter 3:11 Ps 34:14 ↩
- 14. 1 Peter 3:12 Ps 34:15, 16 ↩
- 15. 1 Peter 3:13 Prov 16:7 ↩
- 16. 1 Peter 3:13 Lit the one who will harm you ↩
- 17. 1 Peter 3:14 Matt 5:10; 1 Pet 2:19ff; 4:15f ↩
- 18. 1 Peter 3:14 James 5:11 ↩
- 19. 1 Peter 3:14 Or would be ↩
- 20. 1 Peter 3:14 Is 8:12f; 1 Pet 3:6 ↩
- 21. 1 Peter 3:14 Lit fear ↩
- 22. 1 Peter 3:15 I.e., set apart ↩
- 23. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 24. 1 Peter 3:15 Col 4:6 ↩
- 25. 1 Peter 3:15 Or argument; or explanation ↩
- 26. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:3 ↩
- 27. 1 Peter 3:15 2 Tim 2:25 ↩
- 28. 1 Peter 3:15 1 Pet 1:17 ↩
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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