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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "//www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="//www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>1 Peter 3 BLB</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/1_peter/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap//1_peter/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="//biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">BLB</a> > 1 Peter 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/berean/1_peter/3.htm" width="100%" height="32" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../1_peter/2.htm" title="1 Peter 2">◄</a> 1 Peter 3 <a href="../1_peter/4.htm" title="1 Peter 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Berean Literal Bible</div><div class="chap"><p class="hdg">Wives and Husbands<br /><span class="cross">(Song of Solomon 1:1-3; Ephesians 5:22-33)</span></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Likewise wives, be subject to the own husbands so that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without word by the conduct of the wives, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>having witnessed your respectful, pure conduct, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>whose adorning let not be the external, of braiding of hair and putting around of gold, or putting on of garments, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>but the hidden man of the heart, in the imperishable of the gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth before God. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For in this way formerly, the holy women also hoping in God used to adorn themselves, being subject to the own husbands, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, of whom you have become children, doing good and not fearing <i>any</i> consternation. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Husbands do likewise, dwelling with <i>them</i> according to knowledge, as with a weaker vessel, with the female, rendering honor as joint-heirs also of <i>the</i> grace of life, so as for your prayers not to be hindered. </p><p class="hdg">Turning from Evil</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Now the end: All <i>be</i> single-minded, sympathetic, loving as brothers, tender-hearted, humble, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult; but on the contrary blessing, because to this you were called, so that you should inherit blessing. <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For,</p><p class="indent1stline">“The <i>one</i> desiring to love life,</p><p class="indent2"> and to see good days,</p><p class="indent1"> let him keep the tongue from evil,</p><p class="indent2"> and lips not to speak deceit. </p><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Also let him turn away from evil, and let him do good.</p><p class="indent2"> Let him seek peace and let him pursue it. </p><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Because <i>the</i> eyes of <i>the</i> Lord <i>are</i> on <i>the</i> righteous,</p><p class="indent2"> and His ears toward their prayer.</p><p class="indent1"> But <i>the</i> face of <i>the</i> Lord <i>is</i> against those doing evil.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fna" title="Psalm 34:12-16">a</a></span> </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>And who <i>is</i> he who will harm you, if you should be zealous for that which <i>is</i> good? </p><p class="hdg">Suffering for Righteousness<br /><span class="cross">(Romans 6:15-23)</span></p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But even if you should suffer because of righteousness, <i>you are</i> blessed. “And you should not be afraid of their threats,<span class="fn"><a href="#fnb" title="Or ‘fear what they fear’">b</a></span> neither should you be troubled.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fnc" title="Isaiah 8:12">c</a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But in your hearts sanctify Christ <i>as</i> Lord, always ready for a defense to everyone asking you an account concerning the hope in you; yet with gentleness and fear, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>having a good conscience, so that in the case that they might speak against you, those reviling your good manner of life in Christ, they shall be ashamed. </p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For <i>it is</i> better to suffer <i>for</i> doing good, if the will of God wills <i>it</i>, than doing evil, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>because Christ also suffered<span class="fn"><a href="#fnd" title="NE and WH ‘died’">d</a></span> once for sins, <i>the</i> righteous for <i>the</i> unrighteous, so that He might bring you to God, having been put to death indeed in <i>the</i> flesh, but having been made alive in <i>the</i> spirit, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>in which also having gone, He preached to the spirits in prison <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>at one time having disobeyed, when the longsuffering of God was waiting in <i>the</i> days of Noah, of <i>the</i> ark being prepared, in which a few—that is, eight souls—were saved through water, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>which also prefigures <i>the</i> baptism now saving you, not a putting away of <i>the</i> filth of flesh, but <i>the</i> demand of a good conscience toward God, through <i>the</i> resurrection of Jesus Christ, <span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>who is at <i>the</i> right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been subjected to Him.<A name="fn"><br /><br /></p><A name="fna"></a><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">10-12</span> <span class="footnote">Psalm 34:12-16</span><br /><A name="fnb"></a><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnote">Or <i>fear what they fear</i></span><br /><A name="fnc"></a><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnote">Isaiah 8:12</span><br /><A name="fnd"></a><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnote">NE and WH <i>died</i></span><br /><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible<br /><a href="//berean.bible">www.Berean.Bible</a><br /><br /><a href="//literalbible.com">Berean Literal Bible (BLB)</a><br />© 2016 by <a href="//biblehub.com">Bible Hub</a> and <a href="//berean.bible">Berean.Bible</a><br />Used by Permission. 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