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1 Peter 3:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 9 Do not pay back injury for injury+ or insult for insult.+ Instead, repay with a blessing,+ for you were called to this course, so that you might inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:9

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 9 not paying back injury for injury+ or reviling for reviling,+ but, to the contrary, bestowing a blessing,+ because YOU were called to this [course], so that YOU might inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:9

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 9 μὴ not ἀποδιδόντες giving back κακὸν bad ἀντὶ instead of κακοῦ bad ἢ or λοιδορίαν reviling ἀντὶ instead of λοιδορίας reviling τοὐναντίον the (thing) in against δὲ but εὐλογοῦντες, (ones) bestowing blessing, ὅτι because εἰς into τοῦτο this ἐκλήθητε YOU were called ἵνα in order that εὐλογίαν blessing κληρονομήσητε. YOU might inherit.

1 Peter 3:9

King James Version
- 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.

1 Peter 3:9

American Standard Version
- 9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:9

The Bible in Living English
- 9 ** not paying back hurt for hurt or abuse for abuse, but contrariwise blessing everybody; because this is what you were called for, that you might inherit a blessing.

1 Peter

Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
- 3:9 bw 107-108; g75 6/8 4; g74 5/22 27; g63 1/22 4; w60 452; w51 279; w47 139; w43 103, 332

English Publications (1950-2020)