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 1Pe 3:1 |
Likewise, 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, |
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1Pe 3:2 |
when they see your respectful and pure conduct. |
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1Pe 3:3 |
Do not let your adorning be external--the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear-- |
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1Pe 3:4 |
but 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. |
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1Pe 3:5 |
For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, |
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1Pe 3:6 |
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening. |
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1Pe 3:7 |
Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you [fn] of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered. |
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1Pe 3:8 |
Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. |
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1Pe 3:9 |
Do 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. |
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1Pe 3:10 |
For "Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; |
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1Pe 3:11 |
let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it. |
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1Pe 3:12 |
For 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." |
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1Pe 3:13 |
Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? |
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1Pe 3:14 |
But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, |
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1Pe 3:15 |
but 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, |
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1Pe 3:16 |
having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. |
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1Pe 3:17 |
For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil. |
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1Pe 3:18 |
For Christ also suffered [fn] 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, |
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1Pe 3:19 |
in which [fn] he went and proclaimed [fn] to the spirits in prison, |
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1Pe 3:20 |
because [fn] 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. |
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1Pe 3:21 |
Baptism, 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, |
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1Pe 3:22 |
who 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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