1 Petrus 3:12-14

3:12 For the eyes of the Lord are ¹  upon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer.

But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil. ² 

3:13 For ³  who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good? 3:14 But in fact, if you happen to suffer ⁴  for doing what is right, ⁵  you are blessed. But do not be terrified of them ⁶  or be shaken. ⁷ 

[3:12]  ¹ tn The verbs are implied but not expressed in this verse: “the Lord’s eyes [ ] on the righteous and his ears [ ] to their prayer, but his face [ ] against those who do evil.”

[3:12]  ² sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 34:12-16.

[3:13]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “For” to indicate that what follows gives an explanation.

[3:14]  ⁴ sn The Greek construction here implies that such suffering was not the norm, even though it could happen, and in fact may well have happened to some of the readers (cf. 4:4, 12-19).

[3:14]  ⁵ tn Grk “because of righteousness.”

[3:14]  ⁶ tn Grk “do not fear their fear,” referring to those who cause their suffering. The phrase “their fear” may mean “what they fear” (subjective genitive), but in a situation of persecution it more likely means “fear of them” (objective genitive).

[3:14]  ⁷ sn A quotation from Isa 8:12.