1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
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rendering.

1 Peter 2:20-23
How is it to your credit if you are beaten for doing wrong and you endure it? But if you suffer for doing good and you endure it, this is commendable before God. . . .

Proverbs 17:13
If anyone returns evil for good, evil will never leave his house.

Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, "I will avenge this evil!" Wait on the LORD, and He will deliver you.

Matthew 5:39, 44
But I tell you not to resist an evil person. If someone slaps you on your right cheek, turn to him the other also; . . .

Luke 6:27-29
But to those of you who will listen, I say: Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, . . .

Romans 12:14, 17, 19-21
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse. . . .

1 Corinthians 4:12, 13
We work hard with our own hands. When we are vilified, we bless; when we are persecuted, we endure it; . . .

Ephesians 4:32
Be kind and tender-hearted to one another, forgiving each other just as in Christ God forgave you.

1 Thessalonians 5:15
Make sure that no one repays evil for evil. Always pursue what is good for one another and for all people.

called.

1 Peter 2:21
For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in His footsteps:

1 Peter 5:10
And after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who has called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself restore you, secure you, strengthen you, and establish you.

See on

Romans 8:28, 30
And we know that God works all things together for the good of those who love Him, who are called according to His purpose. . . .

that.

Matthew 19:29
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or wife or children or fields for the sake of My name will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.

Matthew 25:34
Then the King will say to those on His right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Mark 10:17
As Jesus started on His way, a man ran up and knelt before Him. "Good Teacher, " he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 10:25
One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. "Teacher, " he asked, "what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Luke 18:18
Then a certain ruler asked Him, "Good Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?"

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
not returning evil for evil or insult for insult, but giving a blessing instead; for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.

King James Bible
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
not paying back evil for evil or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing, since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

International Standard Version
Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, keep blessing them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.

NET Bible
Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead bless others because you were called to inherit a blessing.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And you should not repay a person evil for evil, neither insults for insults; but to the contrary of these things, give blessings, for you are called to this, that you would inherit blessing.
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