¹ Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

² While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

³ Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

⁴ But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

⁵ For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

⁶ Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

⁷ Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

⁸ Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

⁹ Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

¹⁰ For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

¹¹ Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.

¹³ And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

¹⁴ But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

¹⁶ Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

¹⁷ For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

¹⁸ For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

¹⁹ By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

²⁰ Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

²¹ The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

²² Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

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¹ Likewise, ^G3668 ye wives, ^G1135 be in subjection ^G5293 to your own ^G2398 husbands; ^G435 that, ^G2443 if any ^G1536 obey not ^G544 the word, ^G3056 they ^G2770 also ^G2532 may ^G2770 without ^G427 the word ^G3056 be won ^G2770 by ^G1223 the conversation ^G391 of the wives; ^G1135

² While they behold ^G2029 your ^G5216 chaste ^G53 conversation ^G391 coupled with ^G1722 fear. ^G5401

³ Whose ^G3739 adorning ^G2889 let it ^G2077 not ^G3756 be ^G2077 that outward ^G1855 adorning of plaiting ^G1708 the hair, ^G2359 and ^G2532 of wearing ^G4025 of gold, ^G5553 or ^G2228 of putting on ^G1745 of apparel; ^G2440

⁴ But ^G235 let it be the hidden ^G2927 man ^G444 of the heart, ^G2588 in ^G1722 that which is not corruptible, ^G862 even the ornament of a meek ^G4239 and ^G2532 quiet ^G2272 spirit, ^G4151 which ^G3739 is ^G2076 in the sight ^G1799 of God ^G2316 of great price. ^G4185

⁵ For ^G1063 after this manner ^G3779 in the old time ^G4218 the holy ^G40 women ^G1135 also, ^G2532 who ^G3588 trusted ^G1679 in ^G1909 God, ^G2316 adorned ^G2885 themselves, ^G1438 being in subjection ^G5293 unto their own ^G2398 husbands: ^G435

⁶ Even as ^G5613 Sara ^G4564 obeyed ^G5219 Abraham, ^G11 calling ^G2564 him ^G846 lord: ^G2962 whose ^G3739 daughters ^G5043 ye are, ^G1096 as long as ye do well, ^G15 and ^G2532 are ^G5399 not ^G3361 afraid ^G5399 with any ^G3367 amazement. ^G4423

⁷ Likewise, ^G3668 ye husbands, ^G435 dwell with ^G4924 them according to ^G2596 knowledge, ^G1108 giving ^G632 honour ^G5092 unto the wife, ^G1134 as ^G5613 unto the weaker ^G772 vessel, ^G4632 and ^G2532 as ^G5613 being heirs together ^G4789 of the grace ^G5485 of life; ^G2222 that ^G1519 your ^G5216 prayers ^G4335 be ^G1581 not ^G3361 hindered. ^G1581

⁸ Finally, ^{G1161 G5056} be ye all ^G3956 of one mind, ^G3675 having compassion one of another, ^G4835 love as brethren, ^G5361 be pitiful, ^G2155 be courteous: ^G5391

⁹ Not ^G3361 rendering ^G591 evil ^G2556 for ^G473 evil, ^G2556 or ^G2228 railing ^G3059 for ^G473 railing: ^G3059 but ^G1161 contrariwise ^G5121 blessing; ^G2129 knowing ^G1492 that ^G3754 ye are ^G2564 thereunto ^{G1519 G5124} called, ^G2564 that ^G2443 ye should inherit ^G2816 a blessing. ^G2127

¹⁰ For ^G1063 he that will ^G2309 love ^G25 life, ^G2222 and ^G2532 see ^G1492 good ^G18 days, ^G2250 let him refrain ^G3973 his ^G846 tongue ^G1100 from ^G575 evil, ^G2556 and ^G2532 his ^G846 lips ^G5491 that they speak ^G2980 no ^G3361 guile: ^G1388

¹¹ Let him eschew ^{G1578 G575} evil, ^G2556 and ^G2532 do ^G4160 good; ^G18 let him seek ^G2212 peace, ^G1515 and ^G2532 ensue ^G1377 it. ^G846

¹² For ^G3754 the eyes ^G3788 of the Lord ^G2962 are over ^G1909 the righteous, ^G1342 and ^G2532 his ^G846 ears ^G3775 are open unto ^G1519 their ^G846 prayers: ^G1162 but ^G1161 the face ^G4383 of the Lord ^G2962 is against ^G1909 them that do ^G4160 evil. ^G2556

¹³ And ^G2532 who ^G5101 is he that will harm ^G2559 you, ^G5209 if ^G1437 ye be ^G1096 followers ^G3402 of that which is good? ^G18

¹⁴ But ^G235 and if ^G1499 ye suffer ^G3958 for ^G1223 righteousness' sake, ^G1343 happy ^G3107 are ye: and ^G1161 be ^G5399 not ^G3361 afraid ^G5399 of their ^G846 terror, ^G5401 neither ^G3366 be troubled; ^G5015

¹⁵ But ^G1161 sanctify ^G37 the Lord ^G2962 God ^G2316 in ^G1722 your ^G5216 hearts: ^G2588 and ^G1161 be ready ^G2092 always ^G104 to ^G4314 give an answer ^G627 to every man ^G3956 that asketh ^G154 you ^G5209 a reason ^G3056 of ^G4012 the hope ^G1680 that is in ^G1722 you ^G5213 with ^G3326 meekness ^G4240 and ^G2532 fear: ^G5401

¹⁶ Having ^G2192 a good ^G18 conscience; ^G4893 that, ^G2443 whereas ^{G1722 G3739} they speak evil ^G2635 of you, ^G5216 as ^G5613 of evildoers, ^G2555 they may be ashamed ^G2617 that falsely accuse ^G1908 your ^G5216 good ^G18 conversation ^G391 in ^G1722 Christ. ^G5547

¹⁷ For ^G1063 it is better, ^G2909 if ^G1487 the will ^G2307 of God ^G2316 be so, ^G2309 that ye suffer ^G3958 for well doing, ^G15 than ^G2228 for evil doing. ^G2554

¹⁸ For ^G3754 Christ ^G5547 also ^G2532 hath once ^G530 suffered ^G3958 for ^G4012 sins, ^G266 the just ^G1342 for ^G5228 the unjust, ^G94 that ^G2443 he might bring ^G4317 us ^G2248 to God, ^G2316 being put to death ^{G2289 G3303} in the flesh, ^G4561 but ^G1161 quickened ^G2227 by the Spirit: ^G4151

¹⁹ By ^G1722 which ^G3739 also ^G2532 he went ^G4198 and preached ^G2784 unto the spirits ^G4151 in ^G1722 prison; ^G5438

²⁰ Which sometime ^G4218 were disobedient, ^G544 when ^G3753 once ^G530 the longsuffering ^G3115 of God ^G2316 waited ^G1551 in ^G1722 the days ^G2250 of Noah, ^G3575 while the ark ^G2787 was a preparing, ^G2680 wherein ^{G1519 G3739} few, ^G3641 that is, ^G5123 eight ^G3638 souls ^G5590 were saved ^G1295 by ^G1223 water. ^G5204

²¹ The like figure ^G499 whereunto ^G3739 even baptism ^G908 doth ^G4982 also ^G2532 now ^G3568 save ^G4982 us ^G2248 (not ^G3756 the putting away ^G595 of the filth ^G4509 of the flesh, ^G4561 but ^G235 the answer ^G1906 of a good ^G18 conscience ^G4893 toward ^G1519 God,) ^G2316 by ^G1223 the resurrection ^G386 of Jesus ^G2424 Christ: ^G5547

²² Who ^G3739 is gone ^G4198 into ^G1519 heaven, ^G3772 and is ^G2076 on ^G1722 the right hand ^G1188 of God; ^G2316 angels ^G32 and ^G2532 authorities ^G1849 and ^G2532 powers ^G1411 being made subject ^G5293 unto him. ^G846

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¹ In like manner, ye wives, `be' in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

² beholding your chaste behavior `coupled' with fear.

³ Whose `adorning' let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;

⁴ but `let it be' the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible `apparel' of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

⁵ For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

⁶ as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

⁷ Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with `your wives' according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

⁸ Finally, `be' ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

⁹ not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

¹⁰ For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

¹¹ And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

¹³ And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

¹⁴ But even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed `are ye:' and fear not their fear, neither be troubled;

¹⁵ but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: `being' ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

¹⁶ having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

¹⁷ For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

¹⁸ Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

¹⁹ in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,

²⁰ that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

²¹ which also after a true likeness doth now save you, `even' baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;

²² who is one the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

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¹ In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

² having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

³ whose adorning -- let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

⁴ but -- the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

⁵ for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

⁶ as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.

⁷ The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with `them', according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel -- to the wife -- imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

⁸ And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

⁹ not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

¹⁰ for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

¹¹ let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

¹² because the eyes of the Lord `are' upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord `is' upon those doing evil;'

¹³ and who `is' he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

¹⁴ but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy `are ye'! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

¹⁵ and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And `be' ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that `is' in you, with meekness and fear;

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

¹⁷ for `it is' better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

¹⁸ because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

¹⁹ in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach,

²⁰ who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah -- an ark being preparing -- in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

²¹ also to which an antitype doth now save us -- baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

²² who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven -- messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.

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¹ Likewise, wives, [be] subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without [the] word by the conversation of the wives,

² having witnessed your pure conversation [carried out] in fear;

³ whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;

⁴ but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible [ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.

⁵ For thus also the holy women who have hoped in God heretofore adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands;

⁶ as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation.

⁷ [Ye] husbands likewise, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, as with a weaker, [even] the female, vessel, giving [them] honour, as also fellow-heirs of [the] grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

⁸ Finally, [be] all of one mind, sympathising, full of brotherly love, tender hearted, humble minded;

⁹ not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing [others], because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing.

¹⁰ For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.

¹¹ And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;

¹² because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil.

¹³ And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which [is] good?

¹⁴ But if also ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed [are ye]; but be not afraid of their fear, neither be troubled;

¹⁵ but sanctify [the] Lord the Christ in your hearts, and [be] always prepared to [give] an answer [to] every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that [is] in you, but with meekness and fear;

¹⁶ having a good conscience, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.

¹⁷ For [it is] better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer [as] well-doers than [as] evildoers;

¹⁸ for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, [the] just for [the] unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit,

¹⁹ in which also going he preached to the spirits [which are] in prison,

²⁰ heretofore disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in [the] days of Noah while the ark was preparing, into which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

²¹ which figure also now saves you, [even] baptism, not a putting away of [the] filth of flesh, but [the] demand as before God of a good conscience, by [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ,

²² who is at [the] right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.

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¹ In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

² seeing your pure behavior in fear.

³ Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;

⁴ but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.

⁵ For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God, also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

⁶ as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

⁷ You husbands, in like manner, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.

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

⁹ not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

¹⁰ For, "He who would love life, And see good days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.

¹¹ Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears open to their prayer; But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."

¹³ Now who is he who will harm you, if you become imitators of that which is good?

¹⁴ But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "Don't fear what they fear, neither be troubled."

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

¹⁶ having a good conscience; that, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good manner of life in Christ.

¹⁷ For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

¹⁸ Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

¹⁹ in which he also went and preached to the spirits in prison,

²⁰ who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Noah, while the ark was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water.

²¹ This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you-- not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

²² who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

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¹ Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,

² When they see your holy behaviour in the fear of God.

³ Do not let your ornaments be those of the body such as dressing of the hair, or putting on of jewels of gold or fair clothing;

⁴ But let them be those of the unseen man of the heart, the ever-shining ornament of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great price in the eyes of God.

⁵ And these were the ornaments of the holy women of the past, whose hope was in God, being ruled by their husbands:

⁶ As Sarah was ruled by Abraham, naming him lord; whose children you are if you do well, and are not put in fear by any danger.

⁷ And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.

⁸ Last of all, see that you are all in agreement; feeling for one another, loving one another like brothers, full of pity, without pride:

⁹ Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

¹⁰ For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

¹¹ And let him be turned from evil and do good; searching for peace and going after it with all his heart.

¹² For the eyes of the Lord are on the upright, and his ears are open to their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.

¹³ Who will do you any damage if you keep your minds fixed on what is good?

¹⁴ But you are happy if you undergo pain because of righteousness; have no part in their fear and do not be troubled;

¹⁵ But give honour to Christ in your hearts as your Lord; and be ready at any time when you are questioned about the hope which is in you, to give an answer in the fear of the Lord and without pride;

¹⁶ Being conscious that you have done no wrong; so that those who say evil things about your good way of life as Christians may be put to shame.

¹⁷ Because if it is God's purpose for you to undergo pain, it is better to do so for well-doing than for evil-doing.

¹⁸ Because Christ once went through pain for sins, the upright one taking the place of sinners, so that through him we might come back to God; being put to death in the flesh, but given life in the Spirit;

¹⁹ By whom he went to the spirits in prison, preaching to those

²⁰ Who, in the days of Noah, went against God's orders; but God in his mercy kept back the punishment, while Noah got ready the ark, in which a small number, that is to say eight persons, got salvation through water:

²¹ And baptism, of which this is an image, now gives you salvation, not by washing clean the flesh, but by making you free from the sense of sin before God, through the coming again of Jesus Christ from the dead;

²² Who has gone into heaven, and is at the right hand of God, angels and authorities and powers having been put under his rule.