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They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands, <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>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. <A name="8"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>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. <A name="9"></a><p class="hdg">Turning from Evil<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>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. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>For, <p class="indent1stline">“Whoever would love life <p class="indent2"> and see good days <p class="indent1"> must keep his tongue from evil <p class="indent2"> and his lips from deceitful speech. <A name="12"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He must turn from evil and do good; <p class="indent2"> he must seek peace and pursue it. <A name="13"></a><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, <p class="indent2"> and His ears are inclined to their prayer. <p class="indent1"> But the face of the Lord is against <p class="indent2"> those who do evil.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">a</a></span> <A name="14"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good? <A name="15"></a><p class="hdg">Suffering for Righteousness<p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">b</a></span> <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord.<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">c</a></span> 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, <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil. <A name="19"></a><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>For Christ also suffered<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">d</a></span> 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, <A name="20"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>in whom<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">e</a></span> He also went and preached to the spirits in prison <A name="21"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. <p class="reg"> In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water. <A name="22"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/1_peter/3-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">f</a></span> a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, <span class="reftext"><a href="/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 subject to Him.</p><A name="fn"></a><div id="fnlink"><br /><br /><b>Footnotes:</b><br><br><span class="fnverse">12</span> <span class="footnotesbot">a</span> <a href="../psalms/34.htm#12">Psalm 34:12–16</a> (see also LXX)<br><span class="fnverse">14</span> <span class="footnotesbot">b</span> Or <i>“Do not fear their threats; do not be shaken.”</i><span class="thin"> </span> <a href="../isaiah/8.htm#12">Isaiah 8:12</a><br><span class="fnverse">15</span> <span class="footnotesbot">c</span> BYZ and TR <i>But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts.</i><span class="thin"> </span> This sentence may also be included with the quotation from the previous verse; see <a href="../isaiah/8.htm#13">Isaiah 8:13</a>.<br><span class="fnverse">18</span> <span class="footnotesbot">d</span> NE and WH <i>died</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">19</span> <span class="footnotesbot">e</span> Or <i>in the spirit, <span class="fnv">19</span>in which</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><span class="fnverse">21</span> <span class="footnotesbot">f</span> Or <i>appeal for</i><span class="thin"> </span><br><br /></div><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Berean Bible (<a href=http://berean.bible>www.Berean.Bible</a>) <a href=http://bereanbible.com>Berean Study Bible (BSB)</a> © 2016, 2020 by <a href=http://biblehub.com>Bible Hub</a> and <a href=http://berean.bible>Berean.Bible</a>. 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