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1 Peter 3:12–13

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For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
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From verse 12

  1. Psalms 34:15–16Rank 1 from verse 12
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    15The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears are open unto their cry.

    16The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to cut off the remembrance of them from the earth.

  2. John 9:31Rank 2 from verse 12
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    31Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

  3. Proverbs 15:29Rank 3 from verse 12
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    29The Lord is far from the wicked: but he heareth the prayer of the righteous.

  4. Proverbs 15:3Rank 4 from verse 12
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    3The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

  5. 2 Chronicles 7:15Rank 5 from verse 12
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    15Now mine eyes shall be open, and mine ears attent unto the prayer that is made in this place.

  6. James 5:16Rank 6 from verse 12
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    16Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.

  7. Proverbs 15:8Rank 7 from verse 12
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    8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

  8. 2 Chronicles 16:9Rank 8 from verse 12
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    9For the eyes of the Lord run to and fro throughout the whole earth, to shew himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward him. Herein thou hast done foolishly: therefore from henceforth thou shalt have wars.

  9. Ezekiel 15:7Rank 9 from verse 12
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    7And I will set my face against them; they shall go out from one fire, and another fire shall devour them; and ye shall know that I am the Lord, when I set my face against them.

  10. Psalms 65:2Rank 10 from verse 12
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    2O thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh come.

  11. Deuteronomy 11:12Rank 11 from verse 12
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    12A land which the Lord thy God careth for: the eyes of the Lord thy God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year even unto the end of the year.

  12. Leviticus 20:3Rank 12 from verse 12
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    3And I will set my face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people; because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile my sanctuary, and to profane my holy name.

  13. Leviticus 26:17Rank 13 from verse 12
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    17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you.

  14. Psalms 80:16Rank 14 from verse 12
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    16It is burned with fire, it is cut down: they perish at the rebuke of thy countenance.

  15. Jeremiah 21:10Rank 15 from verse 12
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    10For I have set my face against this city for evil, and not for good, saith the Lord: it shall be given into the hand of the king of Babylon, and he shall burn it with fire.

  16. Leviticus 17:10Rank 16 from verse 12
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    10¶ And whatsoever man there be of the house of Israel, or of the strangers that sojourn among you, that eateth any manner of blood; I will even set my face against that soul that eateth blood, and will cut him off from among his people.

  17. Leviticus 20:6Rank 17 from verse 12
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    6¶ And the soul that turneth after such as have familiar spirits, and after wizards, to go a whoring after them, I will even set my face against that soul, and will cut him off from among his people.

  18. Psalms 11:4Rank 18 from verse 12
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    4The Lord is in his holy temple, the Lord’s throne is in heaven: his eyes behold, his eyelids try, the children of men.

  19. Zechariah 4:10Rank 19 from verse 12
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    10For who hath despised the day of small things? for they shall rejoice, and shall see the plummet in the hand of Zerubbabel with those seven; they are the eyes of the Lord, which run to and fro through the whole earth.

From verse 13

  1. Proverbs 16:7Rank 1 from verse 13
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    7When a man’s ways please the Lord, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

  2. Romans 8:28Rank 2 from verse 13
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    28And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.

  3. 1 Thessalonians 5:15Rank 3 from verse 13
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    15See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men.

  4. 3 John 1:11Rank 4 from verse 13
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    11Beloved, follow not that which is evil, but that which is good. He that doeth good is of God: but he that doeth evil hath not seen God.

  5. Psalms 38:20Rank 5 from verse 13
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    20They also that render evil for good are mine adversaries; because I follow the thing that good is.

  6. 1 Corinthians 14:1Rank 6 from verse 13
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    1FOLLOW after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

  7. 1 Timothy 5:10Rank 7 from verse 13
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    10Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she have relieved the afflicted, if she have diligently followed every good work.

  8. Ephesians 5:1Rank 8 from verse 13
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    1BE ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

  9. Proverbs 15:9Rank 9 from verse 13
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    9The way of the wicked is an abomination unto the Lord: but he loveth him that followeth after righteousness.

  10. Romans 13:3Rank 10 from verse 13
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    3For 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:

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1 Peter 3:12

COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

eyes

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The bodily organs of sight; by extension, sight, attention, observation, perception, understanding, desire, judgment, estimation, favour, or the presence and view before which something occurs.

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Lord

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1. A title of God or Jesus Christ acknowledging authority and rule. 2. A respectful title or address for one in authority.

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righteous

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Sense 1: Right, just, equitable, or in accord with truth, justice, or the will of God. Sense 2: Upright or innocent in a matter. Sense 3: Made or regarded as right. Sense 4: As a noun, persons so described.

Meaning drawn from: Direct Scripture definition · KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

ears

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Plural form of ear. Sense 1: The organ of hearing. Sense 2: The seed-bearing head of grain.

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open

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Sense 1: Unclosed, uncovered, or manifest. Sense 2: As a verb, to uncover, reveal, or explain.

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prayers

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Requests, petitions, supplications, intercessions, or thanksgivings addressed to God.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

face

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The front of the head and its countenance or expression; the front, surface, outward appearance, presence, view, or personally known identity of a person, place, or thing.

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COMBINED MEANING

against

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Opposed to, contrary to, facing, toward, or in contact with; in some settings, exposed to or ready for a stated time.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893

COMBINED MEANING

evil

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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

DEFINED WORDS

1 Peter 3:13

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harm

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Hurt, injury, damage, loss, or an adverse charge or report, according to the object and phrase.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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you

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The second-person plural pronoun referring to those being addressed.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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ye

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The second-person plural subject pronoun, referring to the persons being addressed as those who are, do, or receive the stated predicate.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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which

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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

COMBINED MEANING

good

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Sense 1: Right, morally upright, beneficial, pleasing, useful, suitable, sound, favourable, or excellent. Sense 2: A good thing, benefit, welfare, possession, or goods. Sense 3: In ‘make good,’ to repair, repay, fulfil, establish, or prove.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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Suggested context · 1 Peter 3:8–22

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3:8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

3:9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

3:10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

3:11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

3:12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

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3:13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

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3:14But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

3:15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

3:16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

3:17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

3:18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

3:19By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

3:20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

3:21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

3:22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

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