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1 Peter

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Also let him turn away from evil, and let him do good. Let him seek peace and let him pursue it.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
let him turn away (literal: to bend away from), to fall away from, turn away (from), deviate. V-AMA-3S H1578 ἐκκλινάτω ekklinatō
evil, Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Adj-GNS H2556 κακοῦ kakou
let him do (a) to make, manufacture, construct, (b) to do, act, cause. V-AMA-3S H4160 ποιησάτω poiēsatō
good. Intrinsically good, good in nature, good whether it be seen to be so or not, the widest and most colorless of all words with this meaning. Adj-ANS H18 ἀγαθόν agathon
Let him seek To seek, search for, desire, require, demand. V-AMA-3S H2212 ζητησάτω zētēsatō
peace Peace, peace of mind; invocation of peace a common Jewish farewell, in the Hebraistic sense of the health (welfare) of an individual. N-AFS H1515 εἰρήνην eirēnēn
let him pursue To pursue, hence: to persecute. V-AMA-3S H1377 διωξάτω diōxatō

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Berean Bible Also let him turn away from evil, and let him do good. Let him seek peace and let him pursue it.
King James Bible Also let Let him turn away from eschew evil, and do good; let him do good. Let him seek peace peace, and let him pursue ensue it.
Hebrew Greek English Also let him turn away from evil, and let him do good. Let him seek peace and let him pursue it."HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT.
New American Standard Bible 1995 Also let him turn away from evil, and let him do good. Let him seek peace and let him pursue it."HE MUST TURN AWAY FROM EVIL AND DO GOOD; HE MUST SEEK PEACE AND PURSUE IT.