1 Peter 3 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Wives and Husbands

1 In the same ^G3668 way ^G3668, you wives ^G1135, be subject ^G5293 to your own ^G2398 husbands ^G435 so ^G2443 that even ^G2532 if ^G1487 any ^G5100 of them are disobedient ^G544 to the word ^G3056, they may be won ^G2770 without ^G427 a word ^G3056 by the conduct ^G391 of their wives ^G1135,

2 as they observe ^G2029 your pure ^G53 conduct ^G391 with fear ^G5401. 3 Your adornment ^G2889 must not be merely external ^G1855—braiding ^G1708 the hair ^G2359, and wearing ^G4025 gold ^G5553 jewelry ^G5553, or ^G2228 putting ^G1745 on garments ^G2440; 4 but let it be the hidden ^G2927 person ^G444 of the heart ^G2588, with the incorruptible ^G862 quality ^G862 of a lowly ^G4239 and quiet ^G2272 spirit ^G4151, which ^G3739 is precious ^G4185 in ^G1799 the ^G1799 sight ^G1799 of ^G1799 God ^G2316. 5 For in ^G3779 this ^G3779 way ^G3779 in former ^G4218 times ^G4218 the holy ^G40 women ^G1135 also ^G2532, who hoped ^G1679 in God ^G2316, used to adorn ^G2885 themselves ^G1438, being subject ^G5293 to their own ^G2398 husbands ^G435, 6 just ^G5613 as ^G5613 Sarah ^G4564 obeyed ^G5219 Abraham ^G11, calling ^G2564 him lord ^G2962. You have become ^G1096 her children ^G5043 if you do ^G15 good ^G15, [fn]NOT ^G2532 G3361 FEARING ^G5399 ANY ^G3367 INTIMIDATION ^G4423.

7 You husbands ^G435 in the same ^G3668 way ^G3668, live ^G4924 with your wives in an understanding ^G1108 way ^G1108, as with a weaker ^G772 vessel ^G4632, since she is a woman ^G1134; and show ^G632 her honor ^G5092 as a fellow ^G4789 heir ^G4789 of the grace ^G5485 of life ^G2222, so ^G1519 that your prayers ^G4335 will not be hindered ^G1465.

8 [fn]Now to sum ^G5056 up, all ^G3956 of you be like-minded ^G3675, sympathetic ^G4835, brotherly ^G5361, tender-hearted ^G2155, and humble ^G5012 in spirit ^G5012; 9 not returning ^G591 evil ^G2556 for evil ^G2556 or ^G2228 reviling ^G3059 for reviling ^G3059, but [fn]giving ^G2127 a ^G2127 blessing ^G2127 instead ^G5121, for you were called ^G2564 for the very ^G3778 purpose that you might inherit ^G2816 a blessing ^G2129. 10 For,

“THE ONE ^G3588 WHO DESIRES ^G2309 LIFE ^G2222, TO LOVE ^G25 AND SEE ^G3708 GOOD ^G18 DAYS ^G2250,

MUST KEEP ^G3973 HIS TONGUE ^G1100 FROM EVIL ^G2556 AND HIS LIPS ^G5491 FROM SPEAKING ^G2980 DECEIT ^G1388.

11 “HE MUST TURN ^G1578 AWAY ^G1578 FROM EVIL ^G2556 AND DO ^G4160 GOOD ^G18;

HE MUST SEEK ^G2212 PEACE ^G1515 AND PURSUE ^G1377 IT.

12 “FOR THE EYES ^G3788 OF THE [fn]LORD ^G2962 ARE TOWARD ^G1909 THE RIGHTEOUS ^G1342,

AND HIS EARS ^G3775 ATTEND TO THEIR PRAYER ^G1162,

BUT THE FACE ^G4383 OF THE [fn]LORD ^G2962 IS AGAINST ^G1909 THOSE WHO DO ^G4160 EVIL ^G2556.”

Suffering for Righteousness

13 And who ^G5101 is [fn]there to [fn]harm ^G2559 you if ^G1437 you prove ^G1096 zealous ^G2207 for what ^G18 is ^G18 good ^G18?

14 But even ^G2532 if ^G1487 you should suffer ^G3958 for the sake ^G1223 of righteousness ^G1343, you [fn]are blessed ^G3107. AND DO NOT FEAR ^G5399 THEIR FEAR ^G5401, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED ^G5015, 15 but [fn]sanctify ^G37 Christ ^G5547 as Lord ^G2962 in your hearts ^G2588, always ^G104 being ready ^G2092 to make [fn]a defense ^G627 to everyone ^G3956 who asks ^G154 you to give an account ^G3056 for the hope ^G1680 that is in you, yet ^G235 with gentleness ^G4240 and fear ^G5401, 16 having ^G2192 a good ^G18 conscience ^G4893 so ^G2443 that in the thing in which ^G3739 you are slandered ^G2635, those ^G3588 who disparage ^G1908 your good ^G18 conduct ^G391 in Christ ^G5547 will be put ^G2617 to ^G2617 shame ^G2617. 17 For it is better ^G2909, if ^G1487 [fn]God ^G2316 should will ^G2309 it so, that you suffer ^G3958 for doing ^G15 good ^G15 rather ^G2228 than ^G2228 for doing ^G2554 wrong ^G2554. 18 For Christ ^G5547 also ^G2532 suffered ^G599 for sins ^G266 once ^G530 for ^G530 all ^G530, the righteous ^G1342 for the unrighteous ^G94, so ^G2443 that He might bring ^G4317 you to God ^G2316, having been put ^G2289 to ^G2289 death ^G2289 in the flesh ^G4561, but made ^G2227 alive ^G2227 in the [fn]spirit ^G4151; 19 in [fn]which ^G3739 also ^G2532 He went ^G4198 and made ^G2784 proclamation ^G2784 to the spirits ^G4151 now in prison ^G5438, 20 who once ^G4218 were disobedient ^G544, when ^G3753 the patience ^G3115 of God ^G2316 kept waiting ^G553 in the days ^G2250 of Noah ^G3575, during the construction ^G2680 of the ark ^G2787, in which ^G3739 a few ^G3641, that is, eight ^G3638 persons ^G5590, were brought ^G1295 safely ^G1295 through ^G1223 the [fn]water ^G5204. 21 Corresponding ^G499 to ^G499 that, baptism ^G908 now ^G3568 saves ^G4982 you—not the removal ^G595 of dirt ^G4509 from the flesh ^G4561, but an appeal ^G1906 [fn]of a good ^G18 conscience ^G4893 to God ^G2316—through ^G1223 the resurrection ^G386 of Jesus ^G2424 Christ ^G5547, 22 who ^G3739 is at the right ^G1188 hand ^G1188 of God ^G2316, having gone ^G4198 into heaven ^G3772, after angels ^G32 and authorities ^G1849 and powers ^G1411 had been subjected ^G5293 to Him.