1 Peter 3:8–18

⁸Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: ⁹not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For,

He that would love life,

And see good days,

Let him refrain his tongue from evil,

And his lips that they speak no guile:

¹¹And let him turn away from evil, and do good;

Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

¹²For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,

And his ears unto their supplication:

But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

¹³And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? ¹⁴But even if ye should suffer for righteousness’ sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled; ¹⁵but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear: ¹⁶having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ. ¹⁷For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing. ¹⁸Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;