{"book":"1 Peter","slug":"1-peter","ch":3,"genre":"poetry","sub":"1 Peter","prev":"1-peter/2","next":"1-peter/4","verses":[{"v":1,"t":"Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to [your] husbands, so that even if [they] refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of [their] wives","f":[],"h":"Wives and Husbands","style":"reg"},{"v":2,"t":"when they see your pure [and] reverent demeanor.","f":[]},{"v":3,"t":"[Your beauty] {should} not come [from] outward adornment, [such as] braided hair or gold [jewelry] or fine clothes,","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":4,"t":"but from the inner disposition of [your] heart, the unfading [ beauty ] of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.","f":[]},{"v":5,"t":"For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God [and] were submissive to [their] husbands,","f":[]},{"v":6,"t":"just as Sarah obeyed Abraham [and] called him lord. [And] you are [her] children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.","f":[]},{"v":7,"t":"Husbands, in the same way, treat [your] wives {with} consideration as a delicate vessel, and {with} honor as fellow heirs of [the] gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":8,"t":"Finally, all [of you], [be] like-minded [and] sympathetic, love as brothers, [be] tenderhearted [and] humble.","f":[],"h":"Turning from Evil","style":"reg"},{"v":9,"t":"Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.","f":[]},{"v":10,"t":"For,“ Whoever would love life and see good days must keep [his] tongue from evil and [his] lips [from] deceitful speech.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"For,"},{"style":"indent1stline","t":"“ Whoever would love life"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and see good days"},{"style":"indent1","t":"must keep [his] tongue from evil"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and [his] lips [from] deceitful speech."}],"style":"indent1stline"},{"v":11,"t":"He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"He must turn from evil and do good;"},{"style":"indent2","t":"he must seek peace and pursue it."}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":12,"t":"For [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against those who do evil.”","f":["Psalm 34:12–16 (see also LXX)"],"lines":[{"style":"indent1","t":"For [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous,"},{"style":"indent2","t":"and His ears are inclined to their prayer."},{"style":"indent1","t":"But [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against"},{"style":"indent2","t":"those who do evil.”"}],"style":"indent1"},{"v":13,"t":"Who can harm you if you are zealous for what [is] good?","f":[],"style":"reg"},{"v":14,"t":"But even if you should suffer for what is right, [you are] blessed.“ Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”","f":["Or “Do not fear their threats; do not be shaken.” Isaiah 8:12"],"h":"Suffering for Righteousness","style":"reg"},{"v":15,"t":"But in your hearts sanctify Christ [as] Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope [that is] in you. But [respond] with gentleness and respect,","f":["BYZ and TR But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. This sentence may also be included with the quotation from the previous verse; see Isaiah 8:13."]},{"v":16,"t":"keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.","f":[]},{"v":17,"t":"For [it is] better, if [it is] God’s will, to suffer [for] doing good than for doing evil.","f":[]},{"v":18,"t":"For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, [the] righteous for [the] unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in [the] body but made alive in [the] Spirit,","f":["NE and WH died"],"style":"reg"},{"v":19,"t":"in whom He also went [and] preached to the spirits in prison","f":["Or in the spirit, 19in which"]},{"v":20,"t":"who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in [the] days of Noah [while the] ark was being built. In [the ark] a few [people], [only] eight souls, were saved through water.","f":[],"lines":[{"style":"","t":"who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in [the] days of Noah [while the] ark was being built."},{"style":"reg","t":"In [the ark] a few [people], [only] eight souls, were saved through water."}],"style":"reg"},{"v":21,"t":"And [this water] symbolizes [the] baptism [that] now saves you {also} — not the removal of dirt from the body, but [the] pledge of a clear conscience toward God — through [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ,","f":["Or appeal for"]},{"v":22,"t":"who has gone into heaven [and] is at [the] right hand of God, [with] angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.","f":[]}]}