1 Peter 3:11

“Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.”

"Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it." - 1 Peter 3:11
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What does 1 Peter 3:11 mean?

1 Peter 3:11 (KJV): "Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it." This verse from the first epistle of Peter provides a clear and concise directive for how Christians should conduct themselves in their daily lives. The verse is rich in meaning and offers…

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Pursuing Peace in a Troubled World

In our current age, the notion of peace seems elusive. Each day presents a new set of challenges that can easily lead us to despair and confusion. However, the timeless wisdom found in 1 Peter 3:11 offers us both guidance and hope: "Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek…

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A Prayer for Seeking Peace and Abandoning Evil

Heavenly Father, I come before you today with a humble heart, seeking Your guidance and strength as I strive to live a life that honors your teachings. In the words of the Apostle Peter, we are reminded in 1 Peter 3:11, "Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and…

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1 Peter 3:11 - "Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it."
I Peter 1:3
1 Peter 3:2 - "While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear."
1 Peter 5:11 - "To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen."
2 Peter 3:11 - "Seeing then that all these things shall be dissolved, what manner of persons ought ye to be in all holy conversation and godliness,"
1 Peter 3:3 - "Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;"
1 Peter 3:19 - "By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;"
1 Peter 2:3 - "If so be ye have tasted that the Lord is gracious."
"While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear." - 1 Peter 3:2
2 Peter 3:11 being holy and being godly. Reflections of our father in heaven
Acts 3:11 - "And as the lame man which was healed held Peter and John, all the people ran together unto them in the porch that is called Solomon's, greatly wondering."
1 Peter 3:13 - "And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?"
1 Peter 5:3 - "Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock."
1 Peter 3:14 - "But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;"
1 Peter 3:17 - "For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing."
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Acts 3:1 - "Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour."
1 Peter 3:8 - "Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:"
2 Peter 1:11 - "For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ."
1 Peter 1:11 - "Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow."
1 Peter 2:11 - "Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts, which war against the soul;"
1 Peter 3:1 - "Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;"
"To him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen." - 1 Peter 5:11
"By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;" - 1 Peter 3:19
1 Peter 3:9 - "Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing."
1 Peter 3:22 - "Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him."
"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto a lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead," - 1 Peter 1:3
1 Peter 3:12 - "For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil."
1 Peter 3:6 - "Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement."