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1 Peter 3:13
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11 Let him aturn away from evil and do good;
bLet him seek peace and pursue it. 
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
aAnd His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”  

Suffering for Right and Wrong

13 aAnd who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?  
14 aBut even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. b“And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.”  
15 But1 sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always abe ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the bhope that is in you, with meekness and fear;  
16 ahaving a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed.  
17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Christ’s Suffering and Ours

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring1 us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit,  
Verse Comparison: 1 Peter 3:13

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American Standard Version
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

Amplified® Bible
Now who is there to hurt you if you are zealous followers of that which is good?

Contemporary English Version
Can anyone really harm you for being eager to do good deeds?

Darby English Version
And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which [is] good?

Good News Bible
Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good?

International Standard Version
Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good?

King James Version
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

New American Standard Bible
Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?

New International Version
Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?

New King James Version
And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Who will harm you if you prove zealous for good?

Young's Literal Translation
and who `is' he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?


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