1 Peter 3:9 — Bible Verse (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.”
1 Peter 3:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 3:9 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 3:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“not rendering evil for evil or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing.”
1 Peter 3:9 — World English Bible
1 Peter 3:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”
1 Peter 3:9 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 3:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;”
1 Peter 3:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 3:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing [others], because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing.”
1 Peter 3:9 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 3:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Not rendring euil for euill, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywise blesse, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should be heires of blessing.”
1 Peter 3:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 3:9 in Context — 1 Peter 3
7 Maris, montrez à votre tour de la sagesse dans vos rapports avec vos femmes, comme avec un sexe plus faible; honorez-les, comme devant aussi hériter avec vous de la grâce de la vie. Qu’il en soit ainsi, afin que rien ne vienne faire obstacle à vos prières.
8 Enfin, soyez tous animés des mêmes pensées et des mêmes sentiments, pleins d’amour fraternel, de compassion, d’humilité.
9 Ne rendez point mal pour mal, ou injure pour injure; bénissez, au contraire, car c’est à cela que vous avez été appelés, afin d’hériter la bénédiction.
10 Si quelqu’un, en effet, veut aimer la vie Et voir des jours heureux, Qu’il préserve sa langue du mal Et ses lèvres des paroles trompeuses,
11 Qu’il s’éloigne du mal et fasse le bien, Qu’il recherche la paix et la poursuive;
What Does 1 Peter 3:9 Mean?
1 Peter 3:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Peter, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Peter chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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