1 Peter 3

1 In the same way you wives must be submissive to your own husbands; so that if some of them will not believe the message, they may apart from the message be won over by the behavior of their wives,

In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any do not obey the word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;

2 when they see how pure and reverent you are.

seeing your pure behavior in fear.

3 Your adornment ought not to be the outward adornment of plaited hair and golden jewels and the wearing of beautiful dresses;

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;

4 but rather that hidden personality of the heart, the imperishable ornament of a quiet and gentle spirit, which in the sight of God is indeed precious.

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.

5 For in this way in the olden time the holy women also, who put their trust in God, used to adorn themselves. They were ever in submission to their own husbands;

For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

6 thus, for example, Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are daughters of Sarah, if you do what is right, and permit nothing to make you afraid.

as Sera obeyed Avraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

7 In the same way you husbands live with your wives, according to knowledge, honoring your wife as of the weaker sex, yet as an heir with yourself of the grace of life; so that your prayers may 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.

8 Finally, you should all be harmonious, sympathetic, loving as brothers, tender-hearted, humble-minded;

Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble,

9 not paying back evil for evil or abuse for abuse, but on the contrary giving a blessing. Because for this you have been called - to inherit a blessing.

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; because to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

10 He who would love life and enjoy happy days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking guile;

For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

11 Let him turn from evil and do good, Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

Let him turn away from evil, and do good. Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

12 For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears are open to their cry; But the face of the Lord is set against evil-doers.

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."

13 Yet who will harm you if you become zealous for the good?

Now who is he who will harm you, if you become zealous of that which is good?

14 But even if you should suffer in behalf of righteousness, you are happy. Do not be afraid of their terror, neither be troubled.

But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not fear what they fear, nor be troubled."

15 But consecrate Christ in your hearts, as Lord. Be always in readiness to make and answer to any one who asks you a reason for the hope that is within you, yet with gentleness and reverence.

But sanctify in your hearts Meshikha as Lord; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with humility and fear:

16 See that you have a clear conscience, so that, although they speak of you as evil-doers, these libelers of your good Christian lives may be ashamed.

having a good conscience; so that when they speak evil against you, they may be put to shame who slander your good manner of life in Meshikha.

17 For it is better that you suffer for doing right, if such be God’s will, than for doing wrong;

For it is better, if it is God's will, that you suffer for doing well than for doing evil.

18 because Christ also once for all suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God. He was put to death in the flesh, but make alive in spirit.

Because Meshikha 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;

19 (It was in spirit that he went and preached the Word to the spirits who were in prison,

in which he also went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison,

20 who in old times had been disobedient, when God’s longsuffering was waiting in the days of Noah, while an ark was building, in which a few persons - eight in number - were saved by water.)

who before were disobedient, when God waited patiently in the days of Nukh, while the box-shaped ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved by means of water.

21 Baptism, the counterpart of that, now saves you (not the washing off of the filth of the flesh, but the prayer for a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the removal of dirt from the body, but an appeal to God for a good conscience, through the resurrection of Yeshua Meshikha,

22 He is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; to Him angels and authorities and powers have been made subject.

who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark