1 Peter 3:11 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

1 Peter 3:10 For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

1 Peter 3:11 And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

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

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "turn", "away", "evil", "good", "seek", "peace", and "pursue". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "turn" and "away", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For He that would love life And..." into verse 12's "For the eyes of the Lord are...", so "turn" and "away" belong inside that flow. In 1 Peter context, the local focus is hope in suffering, holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "turn" and "away" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.