1 Peter 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Peter 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Peter 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Peter 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears open to their prayer; but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.””
1 Peter 3:12 — World English Bible
1 Peter 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil. ”
1 Peter 3:12 — American Standard Version
1 Peter 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Peter 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil. ”
1 Peter 3:12 — Darby Translation
1 Peter 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“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 3:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Peter 3:12 in Context — 1 Peter 3
10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
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.
13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
What Does 1 Peter 3:12 Mean?
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