1st Peter Chapter 3 verse 11 Holy Bible
And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
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And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.
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And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;
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Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
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Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
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let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 11. - Let him eschew evil, and do good; literally, let him turn away from evil. Let him seek peace, and ensue it. Let him seek it as a hidden treasure, and pursue it as if it might escape from him.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(11) Let him eschew evil.--Literally swerve out of the way from evil. The two former clauses dealt with the domain of word; these two with the domain of action. It suits St. Peter's intention better to take the verse, not as an exhortation to virtue in general, but as an instruction how to behave under provocation and in danger. The "good" which the man is to do is what is kind, not merely what is virtuous; and so, by contrast, the "evil" to be eschewed probably means chiefly what is malicious.Seek peace, and ensue it.--"As much as in you lieth," says St. Paul, "live peaceably with all men." It is to be a matter of diligent search; and if it seems to flee away it is to be "ensued"--i.e., pursued. The active practical measures here prescribed confirm the surmise that "blessing" in 1Peter 3:8 covered more ground than benedictory prayers.
