11 And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;
Blessed the peace-makers, for *they* shall be called sons of God.
Pursue peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord:
Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.
Therefore having been justified on the principle of faith, we have peace towards God through our Lord Jesus Christ;
I find then the law upon *me* who will to practise what is right, that with *me* evil is there.
For the mind of the flesh [is] death; but the mind of the Spirit life and peace.
So then let us pursue the things which tend to peace, and things whereby one shall build up another.
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, fidelity,
And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful.
to do good, to be rich in good works, to be liberal in distributing, disposed to communicate [of their substance],
But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned. But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
To him therefore who knows how to do good, and does it not, to him it is sin.
and lead us not into temptation, but save us from evil.
that ye may be [the] sons of your Father who is in [the] heavens; for he makes his sun rise on evil and good, and sends rain on just and unjust.
And Jehovah said to Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him on the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God and abstaineth from evil? and still he remaineth firm in his integrity, though thou movedst me against him, to swallow him up without cause.
And unto man he said, Lo, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.
My soul hath long dwelt with them that hate peace. I [am for] peace; but when I speak, *they* [are] for war.
Do good, O Jehovah, unto the good, and to them that are upright in their hearts.
By loving-kindness and truth iniquity is atoned for; and by the fear of Jehovah [men] depart from evil.
The highway of the upright is to depart from evil: he that taketh heed to his way keepeth his soul.
to shine upon them who were sitting in darkness and in [the] shadow of death, to guide our feet into [the] way of peace.
Jesus therefore said to them, I will ask you if it is lawful on the sabbath to do good, or to do evil? to save life, or to destroy [it]?
For I do not practise the good that I will; but the evil I do not will, that I do.
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Commentary on 1 Peter 3 Matthew Henry Commentary
Chapter 3
Wherein the apostle describes the duties of husbands and wives one to another, beginning with the duty of the wife (v. 1-7). He exhorts Christians to unity, love, compassion, peace, and patience under sufferings; to oppose the slanders of their enemies, not by returning evil for evil, or railing for railing, but by blessing; by a ready account of their faith and hope, and by keeping a good conscience (v. 8-17). To encourage them to this, he proposes the example of Christ, who suffered, the just for the unjust, but yet punished the old world for their disobedience, and saved the few who were faithful in the days of Noah (v. 18-22).
1Pe 3:1-7
The apostle having treated of the duties of subjects to their sovereigns, and of servants to their masters, proceeds to explain the duty of husbands and wives.
1Pe 3:8-15
The apostle here passes from special to more general exhortations.
1Pe 3:16-17
The confession of a Christian's faith cannot credibly be supported but by the two means here specified-a good conscience and a good conversation. conscience is good when it does its office well, when it is kept pure and uncorrupt, and clear from guilt; then it will justify you, though men accuse you. A good conversation in Christ is a holy life, according to the doctrine and example of Christ. "Look well to your conscience, and to your conversation; and then, though men speak evil of you, and falsely accuse you as evil-doers, you will clear yourselves, and bring them to shame. Perhaps you may think it hard to suffer for well-doing, for keeping a good conscience and a good conversation; but be not discouraged, for it is better for you, though worse for your enemies, that you suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.' Learn,
1Pe 3:18-20
Here,
1Pe 3:21-22
Noah's salvation in the ark upon the water prefigured the salvation of all good Christians in the church by baptism; that temporal salvation by the ark was a type, the antitype whereunto is the eternal salvation of believers by baptism, to prevent mistakes about which the apostle,