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| 1In a similar way, you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands so that, even if some of them refuse to obey the word, they may be won over without a word through your conduct as wives | 1Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, |
| 2when they see your pure and reverent lives. | 2when they see your respectful and pure conduct. |
| 3Your beauty should not be an external one, consisting of braided hair or the wearing of gold ornaments and dresses. | 3Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— |
| 4Instead, it should be the inner disposition of the heart, consisting in the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which God values greatly. | 4but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God’s sight is very precious. |
| 5After all, this is how holy women who set their hope on God used to make themselves beautiful in the past. They submitted themselves to their husbands, | 5For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, |
| 6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. You have become her daughters by doing good and by not letting anything terrify you. | 6as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. |
| 7In a similar way, you husbands must live with your wives in an understanding manner, as with a most delicate partner. Honor them as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing may interfere with your prayers. | 7Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. |
| 8Finally, all of you must live in harmony, be sympathetic, love as brothers, and be compassionate and humble. | 8Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. |
| 9Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, keep blessing them, because you were called to inherit a blessing. | 9Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. |
| 10"For the person who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit. | 10For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; |
| 11He must turn away from evil and do good. He must seek peace and pursue it. | 11let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. |
| 12For the Lord watches the righteous, and he pays attention to their prayers. But the Lord opposes those who do wrong." | 12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.” |
| 13Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good? | 13Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? |
| 14But even if you should suffer for doing what is right, you are blessed. "Never be afraid of their threats, and never get upset. | 14But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, |
| 15Instead, exalt the Messiah" as Lord in your lives. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you to explain the hope you have. | 15but in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and respect, |
| 16But do this gently and respectfully, keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak evil of your good conduct in the Messiah will be ashamed of slandering you. | 16having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. |
| 17After all, if it is the will of God, it is better to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong. | 17For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil. |
| 18For the Messiah also suffered for sins once for all, an innocent person for the guilty, so that he could bring you to God. He was put to death in a mortal body but was brought to life by the Spirit, | 18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive in the spirit, |
| 19in which he went and made a proclamation to those imprisoned spirits | 19in which he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison, |
| 20who disobeyed long ago in the days of Noah, when God waited patiently while the ark was being built. In it a few, that is, eight persons, were saved by water. | 20because they formerly did not obey, when God’s patience waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through water. |
| 21Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah, | 21Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but as an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, |
| 22who has gone to heaven and is at the right hand of God, where angels, authorities, and powers have been made subject to him. | 22who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him. |
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