1 PETER 3:9 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.”
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing — the principle of non-retaliation (me antapodidonai..kakia anti kakias) establishes that believers should 'repay with blessing' (eulogeō) instead. The assertion that this is believers' 'calling' (klēsis) and that it leads to inheritance of blessing (eulogia) establishes ethical non-retaliation as central to Christian identity.
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