1 Peter 3:9 BBE/NIV - Online Parallel Bible
| Bible in Basic English (BBE) | New International Version (NIV) |
| 9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing. | 9 Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing. |
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