Read the study passage slowly, thoughtfully, and prayerfully from your own Bible and the Study Passage provided on this web page.

You may also find reading from other translations helpful, such as these on the Blue Letter Bible website:

• Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

• New Living Translation (NLT)

Virtue is a quality considered morally good or desirable.

► There are five virtues listed in verse 8.  What do these terms mean?

► Verse 9 describes a way these virtues can be practiced.  In your own words, describe how this practice works and why it's a good idea.

Wisdom is “the art of living well.” ... a skill and expertise acquired through study, practice, and discipline.

► How would you describe wisdom based on verses 10-11?

► What reasons does verse 12 give us for living virtuously and wisely?

8

Virtues of Willingly Subjecting Yourself to Others (3:8-9)

And finally, all of you be

like minded,

sympathetic,

loving,

compassionate,

and humble, 

9 not paying back

evil for evil,

or insult for insult,

but instead,

pay back with a blessing,

because to this you were called, so that you may receive a blessing. 

10

Wisdom for Willingly Subjecting Yourself to Others (3:10-12)

 For whoever desires life, and to see good days,

must stop his tongue from evil,

and his lips from speaking deceit; 

11 must turn away from evil,

and do good;

must seek peace

and pursue it. 

12 Because the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,

and His ears to their prayer,

but the face of the Lord is against those doing evil”. 

► If you have a study Bible, what do the notes on 1 Peter 3:8-12 teach you?

► Go to: https://www.bibleref.com/1-Peter/3/1-Peter-3-8.html 

• On the right side of the webpage, click on the "Expand" button under the Context Summary section and read the commentary there.

• Then, on the left side of the webpage, under the word VERSE, click on each of the verse numbers in this lesson (8-12), one at a time, and read the article "What does [this verse] mean?" on the right side of the webpage.  (Click on the button "Expand" to see the whole article.)

► What did you learn about the study passage from these articles?

► What did God want or not want people to know, feel, think, say or do back when Peter wrote this letter?

► Did you notice the three occurrences of the word "must" in verse 10?  Together they teach us a 3-step plan we can follow that helps us wisely and willingly subject ourselves to others.  What are the three steps?

► What does God want or not want you to know, feel, think, say or do?

► How should you respond to this study passage? (Click HERE for ways that can help you respond to God's word.)

► How will you make this happen this week?