1 Peter 3:11–13
11 Let him pturn away from evil and do good;
qLet him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
rAnd His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 sAnd who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — The New International Version (NIV)
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — English Standard Version (ESV)
11 let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — King James Version (KJV 1900)
11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. 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. 13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — New Living Translation (NLT)
11 Turn away from evil and do good.
Search for peace, and work to maintain it.
12 The eyes of the Lord watch over those who do right,
and his ears are open to their prayers.
But the Lord turns his face
against those who do evil.”
13 Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — New Century Version (NCV)
11 He must stop doing evil and do good.
He must look for peace and work for it.
12 The Lord sees the good people
and listens to their prayers.
But the Lord is against
those who do evil.”
13 If you are trying hard to do good, no one can really hurt you.
1 Peter 3:11–13 — American Standard Version (ASV)
11 And let him turn away from evil, and do good;
Let him seek peace, and pursue it.
12 For 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.
13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
11 And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it; 12 because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. 13 And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
11 They must turn away from evil and do good.
They must seek peace and pursue it.
12 The Lord’s eyes are on those who do what he approves.
His ears hear their prayer.
The Lord confronts those who do evil.”
13 Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
11 and he must turn away from evil
and do what is good.
He must seek peace and pursue it,
12 because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and His ears are open to their request.
But the face of the Lord is against
those who do what is evil.
13 And who will harm you if you are deeply committed to what is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
11 let them turn away from evil and do good;
let them seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
11 And he must turn away from evil and do good;
he must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.
13 And who is the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
11 Turn away from evil, and do good.
Look for peace, and go after it.
12 The Lord’s eyes look with favor on those who are godly.
His ears are open to their prayers.
But the Lord doesn’t look with favor on those who do evil.”
13 Who is going to hurt you if you really want to do good?
1 Peter 3:11–13 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
11 “He must turn away from evil and do good;
He must seek peace and pursue it.
12 “For the eyes of the Lord are toward the righteous,
And His ears attend to their prayer,
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?