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Selected Verse: 1 Peter 3:11 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 1Pe 3:11 |
Strong Concordance |
Let him eschew [1578] [575] evil [2556], and [2532] do [4160] good [18]; let him seek [2212] peace [1515], and [2532] ensue [1377] it [846]. |
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King James |
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
In oldest manuscripts, Greek, "Moreover (besides his words, in acts), let him."
eschew--"turn from."
ensue--pursue as a thing hard to attain, and that flees from one in this troublesome world. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
Let him eschew evil - Let him avoid all evil. Compare Job 1:1.
And do good - In any and every way; by endeavoring to promote the happiness of all. Compare the notes at Gal 6:10.
Let him seek peace, and ensue it - Follow it; that is, practice it. See the Mat 5:9 note; Rom 12:18 note. The meaning is, that a peaceful spirit will contribute to length of days:
(1) A peaceful spirit - a calm, serene, and equal temper of mind - is favorable to health, avoiding those corroding and distracting passions which do so much to wear out the physical energies of the frame; and,
(2) such a spirit will preserve us from those contentions and strifes to which so many owe their death. Let anyone reflect on the numbers that are killed in duels, in battles, and in brawls, and he will have no difficulty in seeing how a peace fill spirit will contribute to length of days. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Eschew (ἐκκλινάτω)
The old word eschew is from the Norman eschever, to shun or avoid. It reappears in the German scheuen, to be startled or afraid, and in the English shy, and to shy (as a horse). The Greek word here occurs only twice elsewhere (Rom 3:12; Rom 16:17), where Rev. renders turn aside and turn away. It is compounded of ἐκ, out of, and κλίνω, to cause to bend or slope; so that the picture in the word is of one bending aside from his course at the approach of evil. Rev., turn away from. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Let him seek - To live peaceably with all men. And pursue it - Even when it seems to flee from him. |
18 If [1487] it be possible [1415], as much as lieth in [1537] you [5216], live peaceably [1514] with [3326] all [3956] men [444].
9 Blessed [3107] are the peacemakers [1518]: for [3754] they [846] shall be called [2564] the children [5207] of God [2316].
10 As [5613] we have [2192] therefore [686] [3767] opportunity [2540], let us do [2038] good [18] unto [4314] all [3956] men, especially [1161] [3122] unto [4314] them who are of the household [3609] of faith [4102].
1 There was a man [0376] in the land [0776] of Uz [05780], whose name [08034] was Job [0347]; and that man [0376] was perfect [08535] and upright [03477], and one that feared [03373] God [0430], and eschewed [05493] evil [07451].
17 Now [1161] I beseech [3870] you [5209], brethren [80], mark [4648] them which cause [4160] divisions [1370] and [2532] offences [4625] contrary [3844] to the doctrine [1322] which [3739] ye [5210] have learned [3129]; and [2532] avoid [1578] them [575] [846].
12 They are [1578] all [3956] gone out of the way [1578], they are [889] together [260] become unprofitable [889]; there is [2076] none [3756] that doeth [4160] good [5544], no, not [3756] one [2076] [2193] [1520].