1 Peter 3:13 Meaning and Explanation
“And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?”
King James Version (KJV)
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What Does 1 Peter 3:13 Mean?
Peter poses a steadying question. If his readers are zealous for good, who can really do them harm? The expected answer is, in the deepest sense, no one.
He is not promising that no one will ever oppose them; the next verses speak openly of suffering. But he draws a line between being hurt and being truly harmed. Those committed to good have a safety the world cannot touch, a soul kept by God. The question is meant to quiet fear: whatever may come, the deepest self of the one who follows good remains beyond the reach of any final harm.
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What does 1 Peter 3:13 mean?
Peter asks who can truly harm those who are devoted to doing good.