1 Peter 3

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Wives and Husbands

(Song of Solomon 1:1–17; Ephesians 5:22–33)

WivesG1135, in the same wayG3668, submit yourselvesG5293 toG3588 your husbandsG435, so thatG2443 evenG2532 ifG1487 they refuse to believeG544 theG3588 wordG3056, they will be won overG2770 withoutG427 wordsG3056 byG1223 theG3588 behaviorG391 ofG3588 their wivesG1135 2when they seeG2029 yourG4771 pureG1722G53 and reverentG5401 demeanorG391.

3Your beauty should notG3756 comeG1510 from outwardG1855 adornmentG2889, such as braidedG1708 hairG2359 orG2532 goldG5553 jewelry orG2228 fine clothesG2440, 4butG235 from theG3588 innerG2927 dispositionG444 ofG3588 your heartG2588, theG3588 unfadingG862 beauty of aG3588 gentleG4239 andG2532 quietG2272 spiritG4151, whichG3739 isG1510 preciousG4185 in God’sG2316 sightG1799. 5ForG1063 this is howG3779 theG3588 holyG40 womenG1135 of the pastG4218 adornedG2885 themselvesG1438. They put their hopeG1679 inG1519 GodG2316 and were submissiveG5293 toG3588 their husbandsG435, 6just asG5613 SarahG4564 obeyedG5219 AbrahamG11 and calledG2564 himG846 lordG2962. And you areG1096 her childrenG5043 if you do what is rightG15 andG2532 refuseG3361 to give wayG5399G3367 to fearG4423.

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HusbandsG435, in the same wayG3668, treatG4924G632 your wivesG1134 withG2596 considerationG1108 asG5613 a delicateG772 vesselG4632, andG2532 with honorG5092 asG5613 fellow heirsG4789 of the gracious giftG5485 of lifeG2222, so thatG1519 yourG4771 prayersG4335 will not be hinderedG3361G1465.

Turning from Evil

8FinallyG1161G3588G5056, allG3956 of you, be like-mindedG3675 and sympatheticG4835, love as brothersG5361, be tenderheartedG2155 and humbleG5012. 9Do not repayG3361G591 evilG2556 withG473 evilG2556 orG2228 insultG3059 withG473 insultG3059, butG1161G5121 with blessingG2127, becauseG3754 toG1519 thisG3778 you were calledG2564 so thatG2443 you may inheritG2816 a blessingG2129. 10ForG1063,

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WhoG5101 can harmG2559 youG4771 ifG1437 you areG1096 zealousG2207 for whatG3588 is goodG18?

Suffering for Righteousness

14ButG235 evenG2532 ifG1487 you should sufferG3958 forG1223 what is rightG1343, you are blessedG3107. “Do not fearG3361G5399 whatG846 they fearG5401; do not be shakenG3366G5015.”2 15ButG1161 inG1722 yourG4771 heartsG2588 sanctifyG37 ChristG5547 as LordG2962.3 AlwaysG104 be preparedG2092 toG4314 give a defenseG627 to everyoneG3956 whoG3588 asksG154 youG4771 the reasonG3056 forG4012 theG3588 hopeG1680 that is inG1722 youG4771. ButG235 respond withG3326 gentlenessG4240 andG2532 respectG5401, 16keepingG2192 a clearG18 conscienceG4893, so thatG2443 those who slander youG1722G3739G2635G3588G1908 may be put to shameG2617 by yourG4771 goodG18 behaviorG391 inG1722 ChristG5547. 17ForG1063 it is betterG2909, ifG1487 it is God’sG2316 willG2307, to sufferG3958 for doing goodG15 thanG2228 for doing evilG2554.

18ForG3754 ChristG5547 alsoG2532 sufferedG39584 forG4012 sinsG266 once for allG530, the righteousG1342 forG5228 the unrighteousG94, toG2443 bringG4317 youG4771 to GodG2316. He was put to deathG2289 in the bodyG4561 butG1161 made aliveG2227 in the SpiritG4151, 19inG1722 whomG37395 He also wentG2532G4198 and preachedG2784 to theG3588 spiritsG4151 inG1722 prisonG5438 20who disobeyedG544 long agoG4218 whenG3753 GodG2316 waitedG553 patientlyG3115 inG1722 the daysG2250 of NoahG3575 while the arkG2787 was being builtG2680.

InG1519 the ark a fewG3641 people, only eightG3638 soulsG5590, were savedG1295 throughG1223 waterG5204. 21AndG2532 this water symbolizesG499 the baptismG908 that nowG3568 savesG4982 you alsoG4771—notG3756 the removalG595 of dirtG4509 from the bodyG4561, butG235 the pledge ofG19066 a clearG18 conscienceG4893 towardG1519 GodG2316—throughG1223 the resurrectionG386 of JesusG2424 ChristG5547, 22whoG3739 has goneG4198 intoG1519 heavenG3772 and isG1510 atG1722 the right handG1188 of GodG2316, with angelsG32, authoritiesG1849, andG2532 powersG1411 subjectG5293 to HimG846.