3:11 And he must turn away from evil and do good;
he must seek peace and pursue it.
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?
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.”
2 sn Verses 10-12 are a quotation from Ps 34:12-16.
3 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “For” to indicate that what follows gives an explanation.