^3:1 Likewise, wives be subject to your^° own husbands in-order-that, even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be gained without a word through the conduct of their wives, ^3:2 after they eye-witnessed your^° pure conduct in fear, ^3:3 whose adornment, do not let it be the outward acts of braiding the hairs, and of placing on of gold things or of clothing of expensive garments, ^3:4 but let it be the hidden human things of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a meek and quiet spirit, which is greatly-valued in God’s sight. ^3:5 For^* so the holy women, the ones also hoping upon God, were previously adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands, ^3:6 as Sarah obeyed^* Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you^° became, doing^* good and not fearing any terror. {Gen 18:12-15}

      ^3:7 Likewise the husbands, dwell together-with your^° wives according-to the knowledge, bestowing honor to the wife, as the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, ^*that^* your^° prayers may not be hindered.

      ^3:8 Now to the end, all be like-minded, sympathetic, loving the brethren, affectionate, friendly; ^3:9 not repaying evil in exchange-for evil or reviling in exchange-for reviling, but instead, speaking well of others; knowing that you^° were called ^*for this, in-order-that you^° should inherit a blessing. ^3:10 For^* he who wills to love^* life and to see good days, let his tongue cease from speaking evil, and also his lips not to speak treachery. ^3:11 Let him shun away from evil and let him practice good. Let him seek peace and let him pursue it, ^3:12 because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous and his ears are toward their supplication. But the face of the Lord is against people practicing evil things. {Psa 34:12-16}

      ^3:13 And who is he who will be mistreating you^°, if you^° become imitators of the good one? ^3:14 But even if you^° may suffer because of righteousness, you^° are fortunate. But do^° not fear because of their fear, nor should you^° be disturbed; ^3:15 but make^° the Lord God holy in your^° hearts, and be ready habitually with a defense to everyone who is asking you^° for a reason concerning the hope which is in you^°, with meekness and fear, ^3:16 having a good conscience, in-order-that, in what they are speaking against you^° as evildoers, they may be ashamed, the ones railing at your^° good conduct in Christ. ^3:17 For^* it is better to suffer doing^* good than for doing^* evil (if the will of God wills it), ^3:18 because Christ also suffered once for all concerning our sins, the righteous on behalf of the unrighteous, in-order-that he might lead you ^° to God, was indeed slain in the flesh, but was made^* alive in the spirit, ^3:19 in which, also, after he traveled and preached to the spirits in prison {Eph 2:17}. ^3:20 They were previously disobedient, when the patience of God was waiting in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few (this is, eight) souls were saved through water, ^3:21 which is our counterpart, immersion^*, which saves us also now, not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but a demand of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ^3:22 who is at the right hand of God, after traveling into heaven, where messengers and authorities and powers were made subject to him. {Gen 6:3, 12}