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[1] In the same way, 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 come not from the outward adorning of braiding your hair, and of wearing gold ornaments or of putting on fine clothing, [4] but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight. [5] For this is how in the past the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands. [6] So 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 the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. [8] Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, [9] not rendering evil for evil or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, 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 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. 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. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ. [17] For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right 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 whom 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 ship 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.

Footnotes

  1. † 3:12
  2. † 3:14
King James Version
[1] Likewise, G3668 ye G3588 wives, G1135 be in subjection G5293 to your G3588 own G2398 husbands; G435 that, G2443 if G1487 any G5100 obey not G544 the G3588 word, G3056 they G2770 also G2532 may G2770 without G427 the word G3056 be won G2770 by G1223 the G3588 conversation G391 of the G3588 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 G3588 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 G3588 hidden G2927 man G444 of the G3588 heart, G2588 in G1722 that which G3588 is not corruptible, G862 even the ornament of a meek G4239 and G2532 quiet G2272 spirit, G4151 which G3739 is G2076 in the sight of G1799 God G2316 of great price. G4185 [5] For G1063 after this manner G3779 in the old time G4218 the G3588 holy G40 women G1135 also, G2532 who G3588 trusted G1679 in G1909 God, G2316 adorned G2885 themselves, G1438 being in subjection G5293 unto their G3588 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 G3588 husbands, G435 dwell with G4924 them according to G2596 knowledge, G1108 giving G632 honour G5092 unto the G3588 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] G1161Finally, 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; G2127 knowing G1492 that G3754 ye are G2564 thereunto G1519 G5124 called, G2564 that G2443 ye should inherit G2816 a blessing. G2129 [10] For G1063
He that G3588 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 G3588 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 G3588 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 G3588 will harm G2559 you, G5209 if G1437 ye be G1096 followers G3402 of that which G3588 is good? G18 [14] But G235 and G2532 if G1487 ye suffer G3958 for G1223 righteousness’ G1343 sake, G1223 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 G3588 asketh G154 you G5209 a reason G3056 of G4012 the G3588 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 G3588 falsely accuse G1908 your G5216 good G18 conversation G391 in G1722 Christ. G5547 [17] For G1063 it is better, G2909 if G1487 the G3588 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 G3958 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 G3588 Spirit: G4151 [19] by G1722 which G3739 also G2532 he went G4198 and preached G2784 unto the G3588 spirits G4151 in G1722 prison; G5438 [20] which G544 sometime G4218 were disobedient, G544 when G3753 once G530 the G3588 longsuffering G3115 of God G2316 waited G1551 in G1722 the days G2250 of Noah, G3575 while G2680 the ark G2787 was a preparing, G2680 wherein G1519 G3739 few, G3641 that G5124 is, G2076 eight G3638 souls G5590 were saved G1295 by G1223 water. G5204 [21] The like figure G499 whereunto G3739 even baptism G908 doth 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

Footnotes

  1. § 3:6 Gr. children
  2. § 3:8 Or, loving to the brethren
  3. § 3:12 Gr. upon
  4. § 3:15 Or, reverence
Byzantine Greek New Testament
[1] Ὁμοίως, G3668 ‡αἱ G3588 γυναῖκες, G1135 ὑποτασσόμεναι G5293 τοῖς G3588 ἰδίοις G2398 ἀνδράσιν, G435 ἵνα, G2443 ‡καὶ G2532 εἴ G1487 τινες G5100 ἀπειθοῦσιν G544 τῷ G3588 λόγῳ, G3056 διὰ G1223 τῆς G3588 τῶν G3588 γυναικῶν G1135 ἀναστροφῆς G391 ἄνευ G427 λόγου G3056 ‡κερδηθήσονται, G2770 [2] ἐποπτεύσαντες G2029 τὴν G3588 ἐν G1722 φόβῳ G5401 ἁγνὴν G53 ἀναστροφὴν G391 ὑμῶν. G5216 [3] Ὧν G3739 ἔστω G2077 οὐχ G3756 ὁ G3588 ἔξωθεν G1855 ἐμπλοκῆς G1708 τριχῶν, G2359 καὶ G2532 περιθέσεως G4025 χρυσίων, G5553 ἢ G2228 ἐνδύσεως G1745 ἱματίων G2440 κόσμος· G2889 [4] ἀλλ’ G235 ὁ G3588 κρυπτὸς G2927 τῆς G3588 καρδίας G2588 ἄνθρωπος, G444 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 ἀφθάρτῳ G862 τοῦ G3588 ‡πρᾳέος G4239 καὶ G2532 ἡσυχίου G2272 πνεύματος, G4151 ὅ G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἐνώπιον G1799 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 πολυτελές. G4185 [5] Οὕτως G3779 γάρ G1063 ποτε G4218 καὶ G2532 αἱ G3588 ἅγιαι G40 γυναῖκες G1135 αἱ G3588 ἐλπίζουσαι G1679 ‡ἐπὶ G1909 θεὸν G2316 ἐκόσμουν G2885 ἑαυτάς, G1438 ὑποτασσόμεναι G5293 τοῖς G3588 ἰδίοις G2398 ἀνδράσιν· G435 [6] ὡς G5613 Σάρρα G4564 ‡ὑπήκουσεν G5219 τῷ G3588 Ἀβραάμ, G11 κύριον G2962 αὐτὸν G846 καλοῦσα, G2564 ἧς G3739 ἐγενήθητε G1096 τέκνα, G5043 ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι G15 καὶ G2532 μὴ G3361 φοβούμεναι G5399 μηδεμίαν G3367 πτόησιν. G4423 [7] Οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 ὁμοίως, G3668 συνοικοῦντες G4924 κατὰ G2596 γνῶσιν, G1108 ὡς G5613 ἀσθενεστέρῳ G772 σκεύει G4632 τῷ G3588 γυναικείῳ G1134 ἀπονέμοντες G632 τιμήν, G5092 ὡς G5613 καὶ G2532 ‡συγκληρονόμοι G4789 χάριτος G5485 ζωῆς, G2222 εἰς G1519 τὸ G3588 μὴ G3361 ‡ἐγκόπτεσθαι G1465 τὰς G3588 προσευχὰς G4335 ὑμῶν. G5216 [8] Τὸ G3588 δὲ G1161 τέλος, G5056 πάντες G3956 ὁμόφρονες, G3675 συμπαθεῖς, G4835 φιλάδελφοι, G5361 εὔσπλαγχνοι, G2155 ‡φιλόφρονες· G5391 [9] μὴ G3361 ἀποδιδόντες G591 κακὸν G2556 ἀντὶ G473 κακοῦ, G2556 ἢ G2228 λοιδορίαν G3059 ἀντὶ G473 λοιδορίας· G3059 τοὐναντίον G5121 δὲ G1161 εὐλογοῦντες, G2127 ‡εἰδότες G1492 ὅτι G3754 εἰς G1519 τοῦτο G5124 ἐκλήθητε, G2564 ἵνα G2443 εὐλογίαν G2129 κληρονομήσητε. G2816 [10] Ὁ G3588 γὰρ G1063 θέλων G2309 ζωὴν G2222 ἀγαπᾷν, G25 καὶ G2532 ‡ἰδεῖν G1492 ἡμέρας G2250 ἀγαθάς, G18 παυσάτω G3973 τὴν G3588 γλῶσσαν G1100 ‡αὐτοῦ G846 ἀπὸ G575 κακοῦ, G2556 καὶ G2532 χείλη G5491 ‡αὐτοῦ G846 τοῦ G3588 μὴ G3361 λαλῆσαι G2980 δόλον· G1388 [11] ‡ἐκκλινάτω G1578 ἀπὸ G575 κακοῦ, G2556 καὶ G2532 ποιησάτω G4160 ἀγαθόν· G18 ζητησάτω G2212 εἰρήνην, G1515 καὶ G2532 διωξάτω G1377 αὐτήν. G846 [12] Ὅτι G3754 ‡ὀφθαλμοὶ G3788 κυρίου G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 δικαίους, G1342 καὶ G2532 ὦτα G3775 αὐτοῦ G846 εἰς G1519 δέησιν G1162 αὐτῶν· G846 πρόσωπον G4383 δὲ G1161 κυρίου G2962 ἐπὶ G1909 ποιοῦντας G4160 κακά. G2556 [13] Καὶ G2532 τίς G5101 ὁ G3588 κακώσων G2559 ὑμᾶς, G5209 ἐὰν G1437 τοῦ G3588 ἀγαθοῦ G18 ‡μιμηταὶ G3402 γένησθε; G1096 [14] Ἀλλ’ G235 εἰ G1487 καὶ G2532 πάσχοιτε G3958 διὰ G1223 δικαιοσύνην, G1343 μακάριοι· G3107 τὸν G3588 δὲ G1161 φόβον G5401 αὐτῶν G846 μὴ G3361 φοβηθῆτε, G5399 μηδὲ G3366 ταραχθῆτε· G5015 [15] κύριον G2962 δὲ G1161 τὸν G3588 ‡θεὸν G2316 ἁγιάσατε G37 ἐν G1722 ταῖς G3588 καρδίαις G2588 ὑμῶν· G5216 ἕτοιμοι G2092 ‡δὲ G1161 ἀεὶ G104 πρὸς G4314 ἀπολογίαν G627 παντὶ G3956 τῷ G3588 αἰτοῦντι G154 ὑμᾶς G5209 λόγον G3056 περὶ G4012 τῆς G3588 ἐν G1722 ὑμῖν G5213 ἐλπίδος, G1680 ‡μετὰ G3326 πρᾳΰτητος G4240 καὶ G2532 φόβου· G5401 [16] συνείδησιν G4893 ἔχοντες G2192 ἀγαθήν, G18 ἵνα, G2443 ἐν G1722 ᾧ G3739 ‡καταλαλοῦσιν G2635 ὑμῶν G5216 ὡς G5613 κακοποιῶν, G2555 καταισχυνθῶσιν G2617 οἱ G3588 ἐπηρεάζοντες G1908 ὑμῶν G5216 ‡τὴν G3588 ἀγαθὴν G18 ἐν G1722 χριστῷ G5547 ἀναστροφήν. G391 [17] Κρεῖττον G2909 γὰρ G1063 ἀγαθοποιοῦντας, G15 εἰ G1487 ‡θέλοι G2309 τὸ G3588 θέλημα G2307 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 πάσχειν, G3958 ἢ G2228 κακοποιοῦντας. G2554 [18] Ὅτι G3754 καὶ G2532 χριστὸς G5547 ἅπαξ G530 περὶ G4012 ἁμαρτιῶν G266 ‡ἔπαθεν, G3958 δίκαιος G1342 ὑπὲρ G5228 ἀδίκων, G94 ἵνα G2443 ‡ὑμᾶς G5209 προσαγάγῃ G4317 τῷ G3588 θεῷ, G2316 θανατωθεὶς G2289 μὲν G3303 σαρκί, G4561 ζῳοποιηθεὶς G2227 δὲ G1161 ‡πνεύματι, G4151 [19] ἐν G1722 ᾧ G3739 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἐν G1722 φυλακῇ G5438 πνεύμασιν G4151 πορευθεὶς G4198 ἐκήρυξεν, G2784 [20] ἀπειθήσασίν G544 ποτε, G4218 ὅτε G3753 ‡ἀπεξεδέχετο G553 ἡ G3588 τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ G2316 μακροθυμία G3115 ἐν G1722 ἡμέραις G2250 Νῶε, G3575 κατασκευαζομένης G2680 κιβωτοῦ, G2787 εἰς G1519 ἣν G3739 ‡ὀλίγαι, G3641 τοῦτ’ G5124 ἔστιν G2076 ὀκτὼ G3638 ψυχαί, G5590 διεσώθησαν G1295 δι’ G1223 ὕδατος· G5204 [21] ‡ὃ G3739 ἀντίτυπον G499 νῦν G3568 καὶ G2532 ἡμᾶς G2248 σῴζει G4982 βάπτισμα, G908 οὐ G3756 σαρκὸς G4561 ἀπόθεσις G595 ῥύπου, G4509 ἀλλὰ G235 συνειδήσεως G4893 ἀγαθῆς G18 ἐπερώτημα G1906 εἰς G1519 θεόν, G2316 δι’ G1223 ἀναστάσεως G386 Ἰησοῦ G2424 χριστοῦ, G5547 [22] ὅς G3739 ἐστιν G2076 ἐν G1722 δεξιᾷ G1188 ‡τοῦ G3588 θεοῦ, G2316 πορευθεὶς G4198 εἰς G1519 οὐρανόν, G3772 ὑποταγέντων G5293 αὐτῷ G846 ἀγγέλων G32 καὶ G2532 ἐξουσιῶν G1849 καὶ G2532 δυνάμεων. G1411

Footnotes

  1. ‡ 3:1a αἱ ¦ [] ¦
  2. ‡ 3:1b καὶ ¦
  3. ‡ 3:1c κερδηθήσονται ¦ κερδηθήσωνται
  4. ‡ 3:4 πρᾳέος καὶ ἡσυχίου ¦ πραέως καὶ ἡσυχίου ¦ ἡσυχίου καὶ πραέως
  5. ‡ 3:5 ἐπὶ θεὸν ¦ ἐπὶ τὸν θεὸν ¦ εἰς θεὸν ¦ εἰς τὸν θεὸν
  6. ‡ 3:6 ὑπήκουσεν ¦ ὑπήκουεν
  7. ‡ 3:7a συγκληρονόμοι ¦ συγκληρονόμοις ¦ συνκληρονόμοι ¦ συνκληρονόμοις
  8. ‡ 3:7b ἐγκόπτεσθαι ¦ ἐκκόπτεσθαι
  9. ‡ 3:8 φιλόφρονες ¦ ταπεινόφρονες
  10. ‡ 3:9 εἰδότες ¦
  11. ‡ 3:10a ἰδεῖν ἡμέρας ¦ ἡμέρας ἰδεῖν
  12. ‡ 3:10b αὐτοῦ ¦
  13. ‡ 3:10c αὐτοῦ ¦
  14. ‡ 3:11 ἐκκλινάτω ¦ ἐκκλινάτω δὲ
  15. ‡ 3:12 ὀφθαλμοὶ ¦ οἱ ὀφθαλμοὶ
  16. ‡ 3:13 μιμηταὶ ¦ ζηλωταὶ
  17. ‡ 3:15a θεὸν ¦ χριστὸν
  18. ‡ 3:15b δὲ ¦
  19. ‡ 3:15c μετὰ ¦ ἀλλὰ μετὰ
  20. ‡ 3:16a καταλαλοῦσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν ¦ καταλαλῶσιν ὑμῶν ὡς κακοποιῶν ¦ καταλαλεῖσθε
  21. ‡ 3:16b τὴν ἀγαθὴν ἐν χριστῷ ἀναστροφήν ¦ τῇ ἀγαθῇ ἐν χριστῷ ἀναστροφῇ
  22. ‡ 3:17 θέλοι ¦ θέλει
  23. ‡ 3:18a ἔπαθεν ¦ ἀπέθανεν
  24. ‡ 3:18b ὑμᾶς ¦ ἡμᾶς
  25. ‡ 3:18c πνεύματι ¦ τῷ πνεύματι
  26. ‡ 3:20a ἀπεξεδέχετο ¦ ἅπαξ ἐξεδέχετο
  27. ‡ 3:20b ὀλίγαι ¦ ¦ ὀλίγοι
  28. ‡ 3:21 ὃ ἀντίτυπον νῦν καὶ ἡμᾶς ¦ ὃ καὶ ἡμᾶς ἀντίτυπον νῦν ¦ ᾧ καὶ ἡμᾶς ἀντίτυπον νῦν ¦ ὃ καὶ ὑμᾶς ἀντίτυπον νῦν
  29. ‡ 3:22 τοῦ ¦ [] ¦