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let him turn awayἐκκλινάτωfromἀπὸevilκακοῦandκαὶdoποιησάτωgood;ἀγαθόνlet him seekζητησάτωpeaceεἰρήνηνandκαὶpursueδιωξάτωit.αὐτήν
1 Peter 3:11
Study it in the app“let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.”
With the Greek beneath
1 Peter 3:11, word by word
- let him turn awayἐκκλινάτωekklinatō
turn aside
Turn aside, turn away, especially from the right path.
Where else “ekklinatō” appears- evilκακοῦkakou
evil
What goes against God's will and harms others.
Where else “kakou” appears- doποιησάτωpoiēsatō
bear fruit
To produce fruit, like a tree; in life, deeds that can be seen.
Where else “poiēsatō” appears- goodἀγαθόνagathon
good deed
What is done for others' benefit and pleases God.
Where else “agathon” appears- let him seekζητησάτωzētēsatō
seek
To go after something or someone until it is found.
Where else “zētēsatō” appears- peaceεἰρήνηνeirēnēn
peace with God
The calm God gives: being on good terms with him.
Where else “eirēnēn” appears- pursueδιωξάτωdiōxatō
pursue
To go after something with all you have.
Where else “diōxatō” appears
The context
10For Whoever wants to love life and to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
11 · This verse (above)
12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are open to their supplication, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.