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Berean Standard Bible

“Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?”

1 Peter 3:13

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Study note

Peter is encouraging believers who might suffer for their faith. Here he quotes and expands on Psalm 34 about seeking peace and doing good, then asks a rhetorical question.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?

World English Bible (WEB)

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?

King James Version (KJV)

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and who is he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good you may become imitators?

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿Y quién es aquel que os podrá dañar, si vosotros seguís el bien?

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¿Quién les va a hacer mal si ustedes se esfuerzan siempre en hacer el bien?

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