Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good? New Living Translation Now, who will want to harm you if you are eager to do good? English Standard Version Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? Berean Standard Bible Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good? Berean Literal Bible And who is he who will harm you, if you should be zealous for that which is good? King James Bible And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good? New King James Version And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? New American Standard Bible And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? NASB 1995 Who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? NASB 1977 And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? Legacy Standard Bible And who is there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? Amplified Bible Now who is there to hurt you if you become enthusiastic for what is good? Christian Standard Bible Who then will harm you if you are devoted to what is good? Holman Christian Standard Bible And who will harm you if you are deeply committed to what is good? American Standard Version And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? Contemporary English Version Can anyone really harm you for being eager to do good deeds? English Revised Version And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? GOD'S WORD® Translation Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good? Good News Translation Who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? International Standard Version Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good? Majority Standard Bible Who can harm you if you are imitators of what is good? NET Bible For who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good? New Heart English Bible Now who is he who will harm you, if you become zealous of that which is good? Webster's Bible Translation And who is he that will harm you, if ye are followers of that which is good? Weymouth New Testament And who will be able to harm you, if you show yourselves zealous for that which is good? World English Bible Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good? Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand who [is] he who will be doing you evil, if you may become imitators of Him who is good? Berean Literal Bible And who is he who will harm you, if you should be zealous for that which is good? Young's Literal Translation and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators? Smith's Literal Translation And who going to injure you, if ye be imitators of good? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd who is he that can hurt you, if you be zealous of good? Catholic Public Domain Version And who is it who can harm you, if you are zealous in what is good? New American Bible Now who is going to harm you if you are enthusiastic for what is good? New Revised Standard Version Now who will harm you if you are eager to do what is good? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd who is he that can harm you if you are zealous followers of that which is good? Aramaic Bible in Plain English And who is he who will do evil to you if you will be zealous for good? NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good? Godbey New Testament Who is the one about to harm you, if you may be zealots of the good? Haweis New Testament And who will do you harm if ye be imitators of him that is good? Mace New Testament for who can hurt you, if you strive to excel in virtue. Weymouth New Testament And who will be able to harm you, if you show yourselves zealous for that which is good? Worrell New Testament And who is he that will harm you, if ye become zealous for that which is good? Worsley New Testament And who will hurt you, if ye be imitators of Him that is good? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Turning from Evil…12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” 13 Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”… Cross References Romans 8:31 What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Matthew 5:10-12 Blessed are those who are persecuted because of righteousness, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. / Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of Me. / Rejoice and be glad, because great is your reward in heaven, for in the same way they persecuted the prophets before you. Isaiah 50:9 Surely the Lord GOD helps Me. Who is there to condemn Me? See, they will all wear out like a garment; the moths will devour them. Psalm 118:6 The LORD is on my side; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Hebrews 13:6 So we say with confidence: “The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” Proverbs 16:7 When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him. Isaiah 41:10-14 Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will surely help you; I will uphold you with My righteous right hand. / Behold, all who rage against you will be ashamed and disgraced; those who contend with you will be reduced to nothing and will perish. / You will seek them but will not find them. Those who wage war against you will come to nothing. ... 2 Timothy 3:12 Indeed, all who desire to live godly lives in Christ Jesus will be persecuted, Psalm 56:4 In God, whose word I praise—in God I trust. I will not be afraid. What can man do to me? Psalm 27:1 Of David. The LORD is my light and my salvation—whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life—whom shall I dread? John 15:18-20 If the world hates you, understand that it hated Me first. / If you were of the world, it would love you as its own. Instead, the world hates you, because you are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world. / Remember the word that I spoke to you: ‘No servant is greater than his master.’ If they persecuted Me, they will persecute you as well; if they kept My word, they will keep yours as well. Isaiah 8:12-13 “Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread. / The LORD of Hosts is the One you shall regard as holy. Only He should be feared; only He should be dreaded. Psalm 34:19 Many are the afflictions of the righteous, but the LORD delivers him from them all. Luke 6:22-23 Blessed are you when people hate you, and when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil because of the Son of Man. / Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For their fathers treated the prophets in the same way. Philippians 1:28-30 without being frightened in any way by those who oppose you. This is a clear sign of their destruction but of your salvation, and it is from God. / For it has been granted to you on behalf of Christ not only to believe in Him, but also to suffer for Him, / since you are encountering the same struggle you saw I had, and now hear that I still have. Treasury of Scripture And who is he that will harm you, if you be followers of that which is good? who. Proverbs 16:7 When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him. Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose. Romans 13:3 For rulers are not a terror to good works, but to the evil. Wilt thou then not be afraid of the power? do that which is good, and thou shalt have praise of the same: followers. Psalm 38:20 They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is. Proverbs 15:9 The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the LORD: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness. 1 Corinthians 14:1 Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. Jump to Previous Able Damage Eager Evil Fixed Followers Good Harm Imitators Injure Minds Prove Right Show Yourselves ZealousJump to Next Able Damage Eager Evil Fixed Followers Good Harm Imitators Injure Minds Prove Right Show Yourselves Zealous1 Peter 3 1. He teaches the duty of wives and husbands to each other;8. exhorting all men to unity and love; 14. and to suffer persecution. 19. He declares also the benefits of Christ toward the old world. Who will harm you This phrase invites reflection on the nature of divine protection and the assurance of God's sovereignty over the lives of believers. The Greek word for "harm" here is "κακώσων" (kakoson), which implies doing evil or inflicting injury. Historically, early Christians faced persecution, yet Peter encourages them to consider the ultimate powerlessness of their persecutors in the face of God's overarching plan. This rhetorical question suggests that, while physical harm may occur, spiritual harm is under God's control, and He is the ultimate protector of the soul. if you are zealous for what is good If ye be followers.--Rather, if ye make yourselves zealots. The phrase looks on into the future; not merely "if at present ye be." And the word which means "follower" (i.e., imitator) is here a false reading for zelotes, the name by which St. Peter's lesser namesake among the Apostles was known, probably because of his enthusiastic attachment to the old or to the new Law. The same zelotes is found in Titus 2:14 and elsewhere. The translation, "of Him which is good," is perfectly possible, but does not quite so well suit the context. Some writers (Leighton among them) take the verse to mean, or at least to include, that when men see the goodness and loving-kindness of our lives they will not be disposed to hurt us. This thought is, however, foreign to the passage. It means that men and devils may try their worst, as they did on Christ, and cannot harm us. Verse 13. - And who is he that will harm you? The apostle, as he began his quotation from Psalm 34, without marks of citation, so adds at once his inference from it in the form of a question. The conjunction "and" connects the question with the quotation. If God's eye is over the righteous, and his ear open to their prayers, who shall harm them? St. Peter does not mean - Who will have the heart to harm you? He knew the temper of Jews and heathens; he knew also the Savior's prophecies of coming persecution too well to say that. The words remind us of the Septuagint rendering of Isaiah 50:9, Κύριος βοηθήσει μοι τίς κακώσει με; None can do real harm to the Lord's people; they may persecute them, but he will make all things work together for their good. If ye be followers of that which is good; rather, if ye become zealous of that which is good, with the oldest manuscripts. The Authorized Version adopts the reading μιμηταί, followers or imitators, which is not so well supported. The genitive τοῦ ἀγαθοῦ admits the masculine translation, "of him that is good," but it is probably neuter in this place (comp. ver. 11). With the masculine rendering, comp. Acts 22:3, "and was zealous toward God (ζηλωτὴς ὑπάρχων τοῦ Θεοῦ)."Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Whoτίς (tis) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. will harm κακώσων (kakōsōn) Verb - Future Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 2559: To treat badly, afflict, embitter, make angry. From kakos; to injure; figuratively, to exasperate. you ὑμᾶς (hymas) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Plural Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou. if ἐὰν (ean) Conjunction Strong's 1437: If. From ei and an; a conditional particle; in case that, provided, etc. you are γένησθε (genēsthe) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Middle - 2nd Person Plural Strong's 1096: A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. zealous ζηλωταὶ (zēlōtai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural Strong's 2207: One who is eagerly devoted to a person or a thing, a zealot. From zeloo; a 'zealot'. for what [is] τοῦ (tou) Article - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. good? ἀγαθοῦ (agathou) Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular Strong's 18: A primary word; 'good'. Links 1 Peter 3:13 NIV1 Peter 3:13 NLT 1 Peter 3:13 ESV 1 Peter 3:13 NASB 1 Peter 3:13 KJV 1 Peter 3:13 BibleApps.com 1 Peter 3:13 Biblia Paralela 1 Peter 3:13 Chinese Bible 1 Peter 3:13 French Bible 1 Peter 3:13 Catholic Bible NT Letters: 1 Peter 3:13 Now who is he who will harm (1 Pet. 1P iP i Pet) |
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