1 Peter 3–4

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.

4^aForasmuch then as Christ hath suffered for us ^ain the flesh, ^barm yourselves likewise with the same ^cmind: for ^dhe that hath suffered in the flesh ^ehath ceased from sin; ^2fThat he no longer should live ^gthe rest of his time in the flesh to ^hthe lusts of men, but to ⁱthe will of God. ³For the time past of our life ^jmay suffice us ^fkto have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in ^llasciviousness, ^mlusts, excess of wine, ⁿrevellings, banquetings, and ^oabominable ^pidolatries: ⁴Wherein they ^qthink it strange that ye run not with them to the same excess of ^rriot, ^sspeaking evil of you: ⁵Who shall ^tgive account to him that is ready ^uto judge the quick and the dead. ⁶For for this cause was the gospel preached also ^vto them that are dead, that they might be judged ^waccording to men in the flesh, but live ^xaccording to God in the spirit.

⁷But ^ythe end of all things is at hand: ^zbe ye therefore sober, and ^awatch ^bunto prayer. ⁸And above all things ^chave ^dfervent charity among yourselves: ^efor ^fcharity ^||shall cover the multitude of sins. ^9gUse hospitality one to another ^hwithout grudging. ¹⁰ⁱAs every man hath received the ^jgift, even so minister the same one to another, as good ^kstewards of ⁱthe manifold grace of God. ¹¹ⁱIf any man speak, let him speak as ^lthe oracles of God; if any man ^mminister, let him do it ⁿas of the ability which God giveth: that ^oGod in all things may be glorified ^pthrough Jesus Christ, ^qto whom be ^rpraise and ^rrdominion for ever and ever. Amen.

¹²Beloved, ^sthink it not strange concerning ^tthe fiery trial ^uwhich is to try you, as though some strange thing happened unto you: ¹³But ^vrejoice, inasmuch as ^wye are partakers of Christ’s sufferings; that, ^xwhen his glory shall be revealed, ye may be glad also with exceeding joy. ¹⁴If ye be ^yreproached ^zfor the name of Christ, ^yahappy are ye; for the spirit of glory and of God resteth upon you: ^bon their part ^che is evil spoken of, but on your part ^dhe is glorified. ¹⁵But ^alet none of you suffer as a murderer, or as a thief, or as ^ban evildoer, or as ^ea busybody in other men’s matters. ¹⁶Yet if any man suffer as ^fa Christian, let him not be ashamed; but ^glet him glorify God ^hon this behalf. ¹⁷For the time is come that ⁱjudgment must begin at ^kthe house of God: and ^lif it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that ^mobey not the gospel of God? ¹⁸And ⁿif the righteous scarcely be saved, where shall ^othe ungodly and ^othe sinner appear? ¹⁹Wherefore let them that suffer according to ^pthe will of God ^qcommit the keeping of their souls to him in well doing, as unto a faithful ^rCreator.