Passage

Compassion and a response to insult

Source and translation

World English Bible, Protestant Edition · Public domain · en

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⁸Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,

1 Peter 3:8World English Bible, Protestant Edition

The scene

The readers are called to share one mind, show compassion and love one another as brothers.

To understand

They are also instructed to respond to evil and insult with blessing. The preceding household instruction calls husbands to honor their wives as joint heirs of the grace of life.

A question

What response to insult is joined to the call for compassion?