1 Peter 3

¹ Likewise, ye wives, be submissive to your own husbands; in order that, if any do not believe the word, they shall be gained through the deportment of their wives, without the word;

¹ Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

^{1 (A)}In the same way, you wives, ^(B)be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be ^(C)won without a word by the behavior of their wives,

¹ In the same way, wives,^(A) submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the Christian message,^(B) they may be won over^(a)(C) without a message by the way their wives live^(D)

¹ In a similar way, you wives must submit yourselves to your husbands so that, even if some of them refuse to obey the word, they may be won over without a word through your conduct as wives

³ whose beauty, let it not be the external beauty of braiding the hairs, and wearing golds, or putting on of outer garments;

³ Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

^{3 (D)}Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses;

³ Your beauty should not consist of outward things like elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold ornaments^(b) or fine clothes.^(F)

³ Your beauty should not be an external one, consisting of braided hair or the wearing of gold ornaments and dresses.

⁵ For in this way in olden times the holy wives, the ones having hope toward God, were indeed accustomed to beautify themselves, submissive to their own husbands:

⁵ For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

⁵ For in this way in former times the holy women also, ^(F)who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands;

⁵ For in the past, the holy^(J) women who put their hope^(K) in God also beautified themselves in this way, submitting to their own husbands,

⁵ After all, this is how holy women who set their hope on God used to make themselves beautiful in the past. They submitted themselves to their husbands,

⁷ Likewise, ye husbands, dwelling with the wife according to knowledge, as the weaker vessel, extending to them honor, as indeed the equal heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers should not be hindered.

⁷ Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

^{7 (I)}You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with ^(c)(J)someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

⁷ Husbands,^(N) in the same way, live with your wives with an understanding of their weaker nature^(d)(O) yet showing them honor as coheirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

⁷ In a similar way, you husbands must live with your wives in an understanding manner, as with a most delicate partner. Honor them as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing may interfere with your prayers.

⁹ not giving evil for evil, or railing for railing: but on the contrary blessing; because unto this you have been called, that you may inherit the blessing.

⁹ Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

^{9 (O)}not returning evil for evil or ^(P)insult for insult, but ^(e)giving a ^(Q)blessing instead; for ^(R)you were called for the very purpose that you might ^(S)inherit a blessing.

⁹ not paying back evil for evil^(R) or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,^(S) since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

⁹ Do not pay others back evil for evil or insult for insult. Instead, keep blessing them, because you were called to inherit a blessing.

¹¹ let him depart from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and pursue it:

¹¹ Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

¹¹ “^(U)He must turn away from evil and do good;He must seek peace and pursue it.

¹¹ and he must turn away^(W) from eviland do what is good.He must seek peace^(X) and pursue it,

¹¹ He must turn away from evil and do good. He must seek peace and pursue it.

¹³ Who is the one about to harm you, if you may be zealots of the good?

¹³ And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

^{13 (W)}Who is ^(f)there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good?

¹³ And who will harm^(h) you if you are deeply committed to what is good?⁽ⁱ⁾

¹³ Who will harm you if you are devoted to doing what is good?

¹⁵ but sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts: being always ready for an answer to every one asking you a reason for the hope which is in you, but with meekness and fear:

¹⁵ But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

¹⁵ but ⁽ⁱ⁾sanctify ^(AA)Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready ^(AB)to make a ^(j)defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the ^(AC)hope that is in you, yet ^(AD)with gentleness and ^(k)(AE)reverence;

¹⁵ but honor^(k) the Messiah^(l) as Lord in your hearts. Always be ready to give a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason^(m) for the hope that is in you.^(AB)

¹⁵ Instead, exalt the Messiah" as Lord in your lives. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you to explain the hope you have.

¹⁷ For it is better, doing good, if the will of the Lord should will it, to suffer, rather than doing evil.

¹⁷ For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

¹⁷ For ^(AH)it is better, ^(AI)if ^(m)God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.

¹⁷ For it is better to suffer^(AD) for doing good, if that should be God’s will,^(r) than for doing evil.

¹⁷ After all, if it is the will of God, it is better to suffer for doing right than for doing wrong.

¹⁹ by which also having gone he proclaimed to the spirits in prison;

¹⁹ By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

¹⁹ in ^(o)which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison,

¹⁹ In that state^(x) He also went and made a proclamation to the spirits^(AI) in prison^(y)

¹⁹ in which he went and made a proclamation to those imprisoned spirits

²¹ Which antitype baptism does even now save you, not the removal of the filth of the flesh, but the seeking after a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

²¹ The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

^{21 (AT)}Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—^(AU)not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God ^(q)for a ^(AV)good conscience—through ^(AW)the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

²¹ Baptism, which corresponds to this, now saves you (not the removal of the filth of the flesh,^(AL) but the pledge^(aa) of a good conscience toward God) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ.^(AM)

²¹ Baptism, which is symbolized by that water, now saves you also, not by removing dirt from the body, but by asking God for a clear conscience based on the resurrection of Jesus, the Messiah,