King James Version
1 Peter 3:11 in the King James Version says “Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.” — study this verse from 1 Peter chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.”
1 Peter 3:11 · KJV
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
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. against: Gr. upon
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
KJV Study — Public Domain
“Let him eschew”
G1578to deviate, i.e., (absolutely) to shun (literally or figuratively), or (relatively) to decline (from piety)
"off," i.e., away (from something near), in various senses (of place, time, or relation; literal or figurative)
“evil”
G2556worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas g4190 properly refers to effects), i.e., (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“let him seek”
G2212to seek (literally or figuratively); specially, (by hebraism) to worship (god), or (in a bad sense) to plot (against life)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“ensue”
G1377compare the base of g1169 and g1249); to pursue (literally or figuratively); by implication, to persecute
“it”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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