I Peter 3:12
The Scripture
(12) For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Peter instructed wives to be submissive to their own husbands and to adorn themselves with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, while husbands were to honor their wives as fellow heirs of the grace of life. He taught that Christians should not return evil for evil but bless instead, for it is better to suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing, following Christ's example who suffered once for sins and preached to the spirits in prison.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Deuteronomy 11:12II Chronicles 16:9Psalms 11:4Proverbs 15:3Zechariah 4:10II Chronicles 7:15Psalms 65:2Proverbs 15:8Proverbs 15:29John 9:31James 5:16Leviticus 17:10
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