1 Peter 3:9-22

9not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing [others], because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing. 10For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile. 11And let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it; 12because [the] eyes of [the] Lord [are] on [the] righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but [the] face of [the] Lord [is] against them that do evil. 13And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which [is] good? 14But if also ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed [are ye]; but be not afraid of their fear, neither be troubled; 15but sanctify [the] Lord the Christ in your hearts, and [be] always prepared to [give] an answer [to] every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that [is] in you, but with meekness and fear; 16having a good conscience, that [as to that] in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ. 17For [it is] better, if the will of 1God should will it, to suffer [as] well-doers than [as] evildoers; 18for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, [the] just for [the] unjust, that he might bring us to 2God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in [the] Spirit, 19in which also going he preached to the spirits [which are] in prison, 20heretofore disobedient, when the longsuffering of 3God waited in [the] days of Noah while the ark was preparing, into which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water: 21which figure also now saves you, [even] baptism, not a putting away of [the] filth of flesh, but [the] demand as before 4God of a good conscience, by [the] resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22who is at [the] right hand of 5God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.