1 Peter 3:13
And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good?
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
In Context
Cross References
Romans 8:28And we know that all things work together for good, to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.
1 Corinthians 14:1Cultivate love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but rather that you may prophesy.
1 Thessalonians 5:15See that no one render evil for evil to any, but always pursue that which is good toward one another and toward all.
3 John 1:11Beloved, do not imitate that which is evil, but that which is good. He that does good is of God: he that does evil has not seen God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:9-16
Duties towards Friends and Enemies. ( a. d. 66.) 8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous: 9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 10 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: 11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. 12… Read the whole commentary →