1 Peter 3:11
Modern Translations
New International Version
They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.

New Living Translation
Turn away from evil and do good. Search for peace, and work to maintain it.

English Standard Version
let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

Berean Study Bible
He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

New American Standard Bible
“HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT.

NASB 1995
"HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT.

NASB 1977
“AND LET HIM TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; LET HIM SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT.

Amplified Bible
“HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM WICKEDNESS AND DO WHAT IS RIGHT. HE MUST SEARCH FOR PEACE [with God, with self, with others] AND PURSUE IT EAGERLY [actively—not merely desiring it].

Christian Standard Bible
and let him turn away from evil and do what is good. Let him seek peace and pursue it,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
and he must turn away from evil and do what is good. He must seek peace and pursue it,

Contemporary English Version
Give up your evil ways and do right, as you find and follow the road to peace.

Good News Translation
You must turn away from evil and do good; you must strive for peace with all your heart.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They must turn away from evil and do good. They must seek peace and pursue it.

International Standard Version
He must turn away from evil and do good. He must seek peace and pursue it.

NET Bible
And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

New King James Version
Let him turn away from evil and do good; Let him seek peace and pursue it.

King James 2000 Bible
Let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.

New Heart English Bible
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

World English Bible
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

American King James Version
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

American Standard Version
And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

A Faithful Version
Let him avoid evil, and let him continually practice good. Let him seek peace, and let him earnestly pursue it

Darby Bible Translation
And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;

English Revised Version
And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Webster's Bible Translation
Let him shun evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and folow after it.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Let hym eschewe euyll and do good, let hym seke peace and ensue it.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Let him eschue euell, & do good: Let him seke peace and ensue it.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Let him eschue evyll and do good: let him seke peace and ensue it.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

Berean Literal Bible
Also let him turn away from evil, and let him do good. Let him seek peace and let him pursue it.

Young's Literal Translation
let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

Smith's Literal Translation
Let him bend away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and follow it.

Literal Emphasis Translation
Also “Let him turn away from evil and let him do good. Let him seek peace and let him earnestly pursue it.”

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Let him decline from evil, and do good: let him seek after peace and pursue it:

Catholic Public Domain Version
Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Let him move away from wickedness and let him do good; let him seek peace and run after it.

Lamsa Bible
Let him refrain from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
let him turn from evil and do good: let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Godbey New Testament
let him depart from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it:

Haweis New Testament
Let him depart from every wicked thing, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it.?

Mace New Testament
he must avoid vice, practise virtue, seek peace, and persevere in the enquiry.

Weymouth New Testament
Let him turn from evil, and do good; Let him inquire for peace and go in pursuit of it.

Worrell New Testament
and let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it;

Worsley New Testament
let him turn away from evil, and do good:
















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