1 Peter 3

1 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;

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,

2 seeing your pure behavior in fear.

when they see how pure and reverent you are.

3 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;

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

4 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.

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.

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

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;

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

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.

7 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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

12 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."

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.

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

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

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

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

15 But sanctify in your hearts Messiah 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:

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.

16 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 Messiah.

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.

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

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

18 Because Messiah 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;

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.

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

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

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

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.)

21 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 Jesus (the) Messiah,

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.

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

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

A Dove is Sent Forth from the Ark