- First Epistle of St. Peter the Apostle
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chapter 3
1
In
like manner also let wives be subject to their husbands: that if any believe
not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the
wives.
2 Considering your chaste conversation with fear.
3 Whose adorning let it not be the outward plaiting of
the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel:
4 But the hidden man of the heart in the
incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of
God.
5 For after this manner heretofore the holy women also,
who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own
husbands:
6 As Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters
you are, doing well, and not fearing any disturbance.
7 Ye husbands, likewise dwelling with them according to
knowledge, giving honour to the female as to the weaker vessel, and as to the
co-heirs of the grace of life: that your prayers be not hindered.
8 And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion
one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble:
9 Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing,
but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit
a blessing.
10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let
him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.
11 Let him decline from evil, and do good: let him seek
after peace and pursue it:
12 Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and
his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do
evil things.
13 And who is he that can hurt you, if you be zealous
of good?
14 But if also you suffer any thing for justice' sake,
blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their fear, and be not troubled.
15 But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being
ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which
is in you.
16 But with modesty and fear, having a good conscience:
that whereas they speak evil of you, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse
your good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better doing well (if such be the will of
God) to suffer, than doing ill.
18 Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just
for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the
flesh, but enlivened in the spirit,
19 In which also coming he preached to those spirits
that were in prison:
20 Which had been some time incredulous, when they
waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building:
wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.
21 Whereunto baptism being of the like form, now saveth
you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the examination
of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
22 Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down
death, that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven,
the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him.
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