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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://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 ESV</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="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ESV</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 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"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">English Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/esv/nas/1_peter/3.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div></a><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Wives and Husbands</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>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, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>when they see your respectful and pure conduct. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and do not fear anything that is frightening.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>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<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts since you are joint heirs">a</a></sup></span> of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.</p> <p class="heading">Suffering for Righteousness’ Sake</p><p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For</p><span class="block-indent"><p class="line-group"><span class="ln-group">“Whoever desires to love life</span><br /><span class="indent">and see good days,</span><br /><span class="ln-group">let him keep his tongue from evil</span><br /><span class="indent">and his lips from speaking deceit;</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">let him turn away from evil and do good;</span><br /><span class="indent">let him seek peace and pursue it.</span><br /> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span><span class="ln-group">For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,</span><br /><span class="indent">and his ears are open to their prayer.</span><br /><span class="ln-group">But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”</span></p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Now who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you will be blessed. Have no fear of them, nor be troubled, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>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, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>having a good conscience, so that, when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God’s will, than for doing evil.</p> <p class="regular"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For Christ also suffered<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Some manuscripts died">b</a></sup></span> 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, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>in which<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or the Spirit, in whom">c</a></sup></span> he went and proclaimed<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or preached">d</a></sup></span> to the spirits in prison, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>because<span class="footnote"><sup><a href="#footnotes" title="Or when">e</a></sup></span> 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. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>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, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/1_peter/3-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.</p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Some manuscripts <i><span class="catch-word">since</span> you are joint heirs</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">b</span> <span class="fnverse">18</span> Some manuscripts <i>died</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">c</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i><span class="catch-word">the Spirit, in</span> whom</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">d</span> <span class="fnverse">19</span> Or <i>preached</i><br /><span class="footnotesbot">e</span> <span class="fnverse">20</span> Or <i>when</i><br /></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">ESV Text Edition® (2016).<br /><br />The ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®) copyright © 2001 by <a href="http://www.crossway.org/home/esv/">Crossway Bibles</a>, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. 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