1 Peter 3 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Wives and Husbands

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,

1Pe 3:2

1Pe 3:2as they observe your pure conduct with fear.

1Pe 3:3

1Pe 3:3Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on garments;

1Pe 3:4

1Pe 3:4but let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible quality of a lowly and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God.

1Pe 3:5

1Pe 3:5For in this way in former times the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

1Pe 3:6

1Pe 3:6just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You have become her children if you do good, [fn]NOT FEARING ANY INTIMIDATION.

1Pe 3:7

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.

1Pe 3:8

[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;

1Pe 3:9

1Pe 3:9not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but [fn]giving a blessing instead, for you were called for the very purpose that you might inherit a blessing.

1Pe 3:10

1Pe 3:10For,

“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.

1Pe 3:11

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

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

1Pe 3:12

“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

1Pe 3:13

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?

1Pe 3:14

1Pe 3:14But even if you should suffer for the sake of righteousness, you [fn]are blessed. AND DO NOT FEAR THEIR FEAR, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED,

1Pe 3:15

1Pe 3:15but [fn]sanctify Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready to make [fn]a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the hope that is in you, yet with gentleness and fear,

1Pe 3:16

1Pe 3:16having a good conscience so that in the thing in which you are slandered, those who disparage your good conduct in Christ will be put to shame.

1Pe 3:17

1Pe 3:17For it is better, if [fn]God should will it so, that you suffer for doing good rather than for doing wrong.

1Pe 3:18

1Pe 3:18For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that He might bring you to God, having been put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the [fn]spirit;

1Pe 3:19

1Pe 3:19in [fn]which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison,

1Pe 3:20

1Pe 3:20who once were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of the ark, in which a few, that is, eight persons, were brought safely through the [fn]water.

1Pe 3:21

1Pe 3:21Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal [fn]of a good conscience to God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

1Pe 3:22