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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.

Chapter Outline

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.

Timeline

64 AD

Peter Writes his First Letter

People

Christians, Noah, Peter, Sara, Sarah

Places

Asia, Bithynia, Cappadocia, Galatia, Pontus

Topics

Abuse, Bless, Blessing, Contrariwise, Contrary, Curse, Cursing, Evil, Giving, Hereunto, Heritage, Inherit, Instead, Insult, Obtain, Purpose, Railing, Rendering, Requiting, Return, Returning, Reviling, Thereunto

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Parallel Verses

NASB: 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.

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

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