Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version
Book of 1 Peter
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Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:8 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:8 JFB -> Commentary on 3:8 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:8 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:8 PNT -> Commentary on 3:8 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:8 TSK -> Commentary on 3:8 TSK -> Entry for 3:8 WEN -> Notes on 3:8 NTB -> Commandments; Fellowship; Fraternity; Kindness; Love; Manners; Righteousness; Sympathy; Unity TTT -> Compassion and Sympathy TV -> Devotional using 3:8 TV -> Devotional using 3:8 TV -> Devotional using 3:8 3:8 - [In Context] So all of you should live together in peace. Try to understand each other. Love each other like brothers. Be kind and humble.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:9 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:9 JFB -> Commentary on 3:9 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:9 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:9 PNT -> Commentary on 3:9 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:9 TSK -> Commentary on 3:9 TSK -> Entry for 3:9 WEN -> Notes on 3:9 NTB -> Charitableness; Commandments; Fellowship; Forgiveness; Kindness; Love; Malice; Railing; Retaliation; Revenge; Reward; Righteous; Righteousness; Speaking TTT -> Love to Man; Revenge; Reviling and Reproaching SBD -> Proverbs, Book of 3:9 - [In Context] Don't do wrong to a person to pay him back for doing wrong to you. Or don't say something bad to a person to pay him back for saying something bad to you. But {ask God to} bless that person. Do this, because you yourselves were called to receive a blessing.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:10 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:10 JFB -> Commentary on 3:10 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:10 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:10 PNT -> Commentary on 3:10 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:10 TSK -> Commentary on 3:10 TSK -> Entry for 3:10 WEN -> Notes on 3:10 NTB -> Commandments; Deceit; Falsehood; Longevity; Peace; Quotations And Allusions; Reward; Righteous; Righteousness; Slander; Speaking TTT -> Deceit; Peace; Slander EBD -> Lip 3:10 - [In Context] {The Scripture F24 says,} "If a person wants to enjoy life and to have many good days, that person must stop speaking evil and stop telling lies.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:11 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:11 JFB -> Commentary on 3:11 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:11 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:11 PNT -> Commentary on 3:11 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:11 TSK -> Commentary on 3:11 TSK -> Entry for 3:11 WEN -> Notes on 3:11 NTB -> Commandments; Holiness; Longevity; Meekness; Peace; Quotations And Allusions; Reward; Righteous; Righteousness TTT -> Peace EBD -> Eschew 3:11 - [In Context] That person must stop doing evil and do good; that person should look for peace and try to get it.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:12 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:12 JFB -> Commentary on 3:12 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:12 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:12 PNT -> Commentary on 3:12 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:12 SRN -> Study Notes on 3:12 TSK -> Commentary on 3:12 TSK -> Entry for 3:12 WEN -> Notes on 3:12 NTB -> Anthropomorphisms; Commandments; Eye; God (continued); Quotations And Allusions; Reward; Righteous; Wicked (People) TTT -> Righteousness 3:12 - [In Context] The Lord sees the good people, and the Lord listens to their prayers. But the Lord is against those people that do evil." R6
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:13 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:13 JFB -> Commentary on 3:13 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:13 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:13 PNT -> Commentary on 3:13 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:13 TSK -> Commentary on 3:13 TSK -> Entry for 3:13 WEN -> Notes on 3:13 NTB -> God (continued) TTT -> Life, Natural 3:13 - [In Context] If you are always trying to do good, then no person can really hurt you.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:14 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:14 JFB -> Commentary on 3:14 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:14 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:14 PNT -> Commentary on 3:14 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:14 SRN -> Study Notes on 3:14 TSK -> Commentary on 3:14 TSK -> Entry for 3:14 WEN -> Notes on 3:14 NTB -> Happiness; Persecution; Quotations And Allusions; Righteousness TTT -> Happiness of Saints in this Life; Righteousness 3:14 - [In Context] But you may suffer for doing right. If that happens, then you are blessed (happy). "Don't be afraid of those people {that make you suffer}; don't be worried." F25
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:15 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:15 JFB -> Commentary on 3:15 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:15 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:15 PNT -> Commentary on 3:15 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:15 TSK -> Commentary on 3:15 TSK -> Entry for 3:15 WEN -> Notes on 3:15 NTB -> Commandments; Fear Of God; Heart; Hope; Influence; Meekness; Quotations And Allusions; Reasoning; Speaking; Testimony TTT -> Fear, Godly; Heart, The; Hope; Meekness; Missionaries, all Christians should be as EBD -> Hope TV -> Devotional using 3:15 TV -> Devotional using 3:15 TV -> Devotional using 3:15 TV -> Devotional using 3:15 TV -> Devotional using 3:15 TV -> Devotional using 3:15 TV -> Devotional using 3:15 TV -> Devotional using 3:15 3:15 - [In Context] But you should keep the Lord Christ holy in your hearts. Always be ready to answer every person who asks you to explain about the hope you have.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:16 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:16 JFB -> Commentary on 3:16 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:16 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:16 PNT -> Commentary on 3:16 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:16 TSK -> Commentary on 3:16 TSK -> Entry for 3:16 WEN -> Notes on 3:16 NTB -> Commandments; Conscience; Falsehood; Influence; Integrity; Persecution; Slander; Speaking TTT -> Conscience; Slander 3:16 - [In Context] But answer those people in a gentle way with respect. Always be able to feel that you are doing right. When you do that, the people who say bad things about you will be made ashamed. They say these bad things about the good way you live in Christ. They will be made ashamed for the bad things they said about you.
Study Resource List BCC -> Commentary on 3:17 GEB -> Study Notes on 3:17 JFB -> Commentary on 3:17 MHC-COM -> Commentary on 3:17 MHC-CON -> Commentary on 3:17 PNT -> Commentary on 3:17 RWP -> Study Notes on 3:17 TSK -> Commentary on 3:17 TSK -> Entry for 3:17 WEN -> Notes on 3:17 NTB -> Commandments; Example; Jesus, The Christ; Persecution 3:17 - [In Context] It is better to suffer for doing good than for doing wrong. Yes, it is better if that is what God wants.
FOOTNOTES: F24: Scripture   Part of the Holy Writings--the Old Testament. F25: "Don't be afraid … worried"   Quote from Isa. 8:12.
CROSS REFERENCES: R6: Psalm 34:12-16

Abbreviations Legend: BCC - Burton Coffman; GEB - Gill's Exposition; JFB - Jamieson, Fausset, Brown; MHC-COM - Matthew Henry Complete; MHC-CON - Matthew Henry Concise; PNT - People's New Testament; RWP - Robertson's Word Pictures; SRN - Scofield Reference Notes; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; WEN - Wesley's Explanatory Notes; NTB - Nave's Topical Bible; TSK - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge; TTT - Torrey's Topical Textbook; EBD - Easton's Bible Dictionary; SBD - Smith's Bible Dictionary; TV - Today's Verse; Copyright Statement - Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version © 2001 by World Bible Translation Center, Inc. and used by permission.