1 Peter 3:8 (GNV)

Passage

Finally, be ye all of one minde: one suffer with another: loue as brethren: bee pitifull: bee courteous,

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:6 As Sara obeyed Abraham, and called him Sir: whose daughters ye are, whiles yee doe well, not being afraide of any terrour.

1 Peter 3:7 Likewise ye husbands, dwel with them as men of knowledge, giuing honour vnto the woman, as vnto the weaker vessell, euen as they which are heires together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not interrupted.

1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be ye all of one minde: one suffer with another: loue as brethren: bee pitifull: bee courteous,

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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "finally", "minde", "suffer", "another", "loue", "brethren", "pitifull", and "courteous". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "finally" and "minde", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "Likewise ye husbands dwel with them as..." into verse 9's "Not rendring euil for euill neither rebuke...", so "finally" and "minde" 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 "finally" and "minde" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.