Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
WEB
World English Bible
Wives, in the
same
way,
submit
yourselves
to your husbands ,
so that even if they
refuse
to
believe
the word, they will
be won over
without
words
by the behavior of their wives
In
like
manner,
wives, be
in subjection
to your own
husbands ;
so that ,
even if any
don't
obey
the Word, they may
be won by the behavior of their wives without
a
word;
when
they
see
your pure and
reverent
demeanor
.
seeing
your pure behavior
in
fear
.
Your beauty should
not come
from
outward adornment,
such
as
braided
hair or
gold jewelry
or fine clothes,
Let
your beauty be
not just
the
outward adorning
of
braiding
the
hair ,
and
of
wearing
jewels
of
gold ,
or of
putting
on
fine clothing;
but from
the inner
disposition
of your
heart, the unfading
beauty
of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious
in God’s
sight.
but in
the hidden
person
of the
heart, in
the incorruptible
adornment
of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the
sight of
God
very
precious
.
For this is how the holy women of
the
past
adorned themselves .
They
put
their
hope
in God
and
were
submissive
to their husbands ,
For this is how the holy women before,
who
hoped
in
God,
also
adorned themselves ,
being
in subjection
to their own
husbands :
just
as Sarah obeyed Abraham and
called
him lord .
And
you are her
children
if you do what
is
right
and refuse
to
give
way
to
fear.
as Sarah obeyed Abraham ,
calling
him lord ,
whose
children
you now
are ,
if you do well,
and are
not
put
in
fear by
any
terror
.
Husbands, in the
same
way
, treat
your wives with
consideration
as a
delicate
vessel, and
with
honor
as fellow
heirs of the gracious
gift
of life ,
so
that your prayers will
not be hindered.
You
husbands, in like
manner
, live
with
your wives according
to
knowledge,
giving
honor
to
the
woman,
as to
the
weaker
vessel, as being
also
joint
heirs of the grace
of life ;
that your prayers may
not be hindered.
Finally, all
of
you,
be like-minded and
sympathetic
, love
as brothers, be
tenderhearted and
humble.
Finally, be all
like-minded, compassionate,
loving
as brothers, tenderhearted ,
courteous,
Do
not repay
evil with
evil or
insult
with
insult
, but with
blessing ,
because
to this you
were called so
that you may inherit a blessing.
not rendering
evil for
evil, or
reviling
for
reviling;
but instead
blessing ;
knowing
that
to this were you
called ,
that you may inherit a blessing.
For, “Whoever
would love life and see good days must
keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful
speech
.
For, "He
who
would love life ,
And see good days ,
Let
him
keep his tongue from evil ,
And his lips from speaking
deceit
.
He
must
turn from evil and do good ;
he
must
seek peace and pursue it.
Let
him
turn away
from evil ,
and do good .
Let
him
seek peace ,
and pursue it.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are
inclined
to their prayer .
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. ”
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, And his ears open
to their prayer ;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil. "
Who can
harm you if you are
zealous
for
what
is good?
Now
who is
he
who
will
harm you ,
if you become
imitators
of
that
which
is good?
But even if you should suffer for what
is
right
, you are blessed. “Do
not
fear what they fear ;
do
not
be shaken
. ”
But even if you should suffer for righteousness'
sake
, you are blessed. "Don't
fear what they fear ,
neither
be troubled
. "
But in your hearts sanctify
Christ
as
Lord.
Always be prepared
to give a
defense
to everyone who asks you the
reason for
the hope that is in you .
But
respond
with gentleness
and respect,
But sanctify
the
Lord
God
in your hearts ;
and
always be ready
to give an
answer
to everyone who asks you a
reason concerning
the hope that is in you ,
with humility
and fear:
keeping
a clear
conscience ,
so
that those
who
slander
you may be put
to
shame
by
your good behavior
in Christ.
having
a good
conscience ;
that ,
while
you are
spoken
against
as
evildoers,
they
may be disappointed
who
curse
your good manner
of
life
in Christ.
For it is better, if it
is
God’s
will, to
suffer for doing good
than for doing evil.
For it is better, if the
will of
God
should
so
will
, that
you
suffer for doing well
than for doing evil.
For
Christ also suffered for sins once for
all
, the righteous for the unrighteous, to
bring you to God .
He
was
put to death in the body
but made alive in the Spirit ,
Because
Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that
he
might
bring you to God ;
being
put to death in the flesh,
but made alive in the spirit ;
in whom
He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
in which
he also went and preached to the spirits in prison ,
who disobeyed
long
ago
when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the
ark
a
few people
, only
eight souls, were saved through water.
who before
were
disobedient,
when God waited patiently in the days of Noah ,
while the ark was being built. In it,
few, that
is,
eight souls, were saved through water.
And
this water
symbolizes
the
baptism that
now saves you also—
not the removal
of dirt
from
the body
, but the pledge
of a clear
conscience toward God —
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
This is
a
symbol
of
baptism ,
which
now saves you --
not the putting
away
of the filth
of
the
flesh
, but the answer
of a good
conscience toward God ,
through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
who has
gone
into
heaven
and
is at the right hand of God, with
angels
, authorities ,
and powers subject to Him.
who is at the right hand of God, having
gone
into
heaven
, angels
and
authorities and powers being
made
subject to him.
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