1Pet 3:9 Cross References

1 Peter 3:9

9: Don't repay evil for evil. Don't retaliate when people say unkind things about you. Instead, pay them back with a blessing. That is what God wants you to do, and he will bless you for it.

Romans 12:17

  1. Never pay back evil for evil to anyone. Do things in such a way that everyone can see you are honorable.

Romans 12:14

  1. If people persecute you because you are a Christian, don't curse them; pray that God will bless them.

Proverbs 20:22

  1. Don't say, "I will get even for this wrong." Wait for the LORD to handle the matter.

Romans 12:19

  1. Dear friends, never avenge yourselves. Leave that to God. For it is written, "I will take vengeance; I will repay those who deserve it," says the Lord.
  2. Instead, do what the Scriptures say: "If your enemies are hungry, feed them. If they are thirsty, give them something to drink, and they will be ashamed of what they have done to you."
  3. Don't let evil get the best of you, but conquer evil by doing good.

1 Thessalonians 5:15

  1. See that no one pays back evil for evil, but always try to do good to each other and to everyone else.

Matthew 5:39

  1. But I say, don't resist an evil person! If you are slapped on the right cheek, turn the other, too.

Matthew 5:44

  1. But I say, love your enemies! Pray for those who persecute you!

Luke 6:27

  1. "But if you are willing to listen, I say, love your enemies. Do good to those who hate you.
  2. Pray for the happiness of those who curse you. Pray for those who hurt you.
  3. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn the other cheek. If someone demands your coat, offer your shirt also.

Proverbs 17:13

  1. If you repay evil for good, evil will never leave your house.

1 Peter 2:20

  1. Of course, you get no credit for being patient if you are beaten for doing wrong. But if you suffer for doing right and are patient beneath the blows, God is pleased with you.
  2. This suffering is all part of what God has called you to. Christ, who suffered for you, is your example. Follow in his steps.
  3. He never sinned, and he never deceived anyone.
  4. He did not retaliate when he was insulted. When he suffered, he did not threaten to get even. He left his case in the hands of God, who always judges fairly.

Ephesians 4:32

  1. Instead, be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, just as God through Christ has forgiven you.

1 Corinthians 4:12

  1. We have worked wearily with our own hands to earn our living. We bless those who curse us. We are patient with those who abuse us.
  2. We respond gently when evil things are said about us. Yet we are treated like the world's garbage, like everybody's trash--right up to the present moment.

Matthew 25:34

  1. Then the King will say to those on the right, 'Come, you who are blessed by my Father, inherit the Kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world.

Romans 8:28

  1. And we know that God causes everything to work together for the good of those who love God and are called according to his purpose for them.

1 Peter 5:10

  1. In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.

Hebrews 6:14

  1. "I will certainly bless you richly, and I will multiply your descendants into countless millions."

Matthew 19:29

  1. And everyone who has given up houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or property, for my sake, will receive a hundred times as much in return and will have eternal life.

Luke 10:25

  1. One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: "Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?"

Luke 18:18

  1. Once a religious leader asked Jesus this question: "Good teacher, what should I do to get eternal life?"

Mark 10:17

  1. As he was starting out on a trip, a man came running up to Jesus, knelt down, and asked, "Good Teacher, what should I do to get eternal life?"

Romans 8:30

  1. And having chosen them, he called them to come to him. And he gave them right standing with himself, and he promised them his glory.
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