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;
02 While they behold your chaste conversation
coupled with fear.
03 Whose adorning let it not be that outward
adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of
gold, or of putting on of apparel;
04 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.
05 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:
06 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.
07 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.
08 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having
compassion one of another, love as brethren, be
pitiful, be courteous:
09 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.
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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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