1 Peter 3:11 (GNV)

Passage

Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and follow after it.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:9 Not rendring euil for euill, neither rebuke for rebuke: but contrarywise blesse, knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should be heires of blessing.

1 Peter 3:10 For if any man long after life, and to see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from euill, and his lippes that they speake no guile.

1 Peter 3:11 Let him eschew euil, and do good: let him seeke peace, and follow after it.

1 Peter 3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are ouer the righteous, and his eares are open vnto their prayers: and the face of the Lord is against them that do euil.

1 Peter 3:13 And who is it that will harme you, if ye follow that which is good?

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "eschew", "euil", "good", "seeke", "peace", "follow", and "after". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "eschew" and "euil", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For if any man long after life..." into verse 12's "For the eyes of the Lord are...", so "eschew" and "euil" 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 "eschew" and "euil" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.