1 Peter 3

^aLikewise, ^bye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any ^cobey not the word, ^dthey also may without the word be ^ewon by the ^fconversation of the wives; ²while they ^gbehold your chaste ^fconversation coupled with fear. ³Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of ^hplaiting the hair, and of ^hwearing of gold, or of ^hputting on of apparel; ⁴but let it be ⁱthe 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. ⁵For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who ^ktrusted in God, adorned themselves, ^bbeing in subjection unto their own husbands: ⁶even as Sara obeyed Abraham, ^lcalling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and ^mare not afraid with any ⁿamazement. ⁷Likewise, ^oye husbands, ^pdwell with them according to ^qknowledge, giving ^rhonour unto the wife, as unto the weaker ^svessel, and as being ^theirs together of the grace of life; ^uthat your prayers be not hindered.

⁸Finally, be ye ^vall of one mind, ^whaving compassion one of another, love as brethren, be ^xpitiful, be courteous: ^9ynot rendering evil for evil, or ^zrailing for railing: but contrariwise ^ablessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, ^bthat ye should inherit a blessing. ¹⁰For ^che that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: ^11dlet him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it. ¹²For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and ^ehis ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil. ¹³And ^fwho is he that will harm you, ^dif ye be followers of that which is good? ^14gBut and ^hif ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, ⁱhappy are ye: and ^jbe not afraid of their terror, neither ^kbe troubled; ¹⁵but ^lsanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and ^mbe ready always to give ⁿan answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with ^omeekness and ^pfear: ^16qhaving ^ra good conscience; ^sthat, whereas they speak evil of you, as of ^sevildoers, they may be ashamed that ^tfalsely accuse your good ^uconversation in Christ. ¹⁷For it is better, if ^vthe will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing. ¹⁸For Christ also hath ^wonce ^xsuffered for sins, ^ythe just for the unjust, ^zthat he might bring us to God, ^abeing put to death ^bin the flesh, but ^cquickened ^dby the Spirit: ¹⁹by which also he went and ^epreached unto the spirits ^fin prison; ²⁰which sometime were ^gdisobedient, ^hwhen once the ⁱlongsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, ^kwhile the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, ^leight ^msouls ^kwere saved by water. ²¹The like ⁿfigure whereunto even ^obaptism doth also now ^psave us (not the ^qputting away of the filth of the flesh, but ^rthe answer of ^sa good conscience toward God,) ^tby the resurrection of Jesus Christ: ²²who is gone into heaven, and ^uis on the right hand of God; ^vangels and ^wxyauthorities and ^vwxpowers ^zbeing made subject unto him.

IV.