1 Peter 3:11 (YLT)

Passage

let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:9 not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

1 Peter 3:10 for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips--not to speak guile;

1 Peter 3:11 let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

1 Peter 3:12 because the eyes of the Lord <FI>are<Fi> upon the righteous, and His ears--to their supplication, and the face of the Lord <FI>is<Fi> upon those doing evil;'

1 Peter 3:13 and who <FI>is<Fi> he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "for he who is willing to love..." into verse 12's "because the eyes of the Lord FI...", so "turn" and "aside" 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 "aside" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.