Through Him we have an inheritance that cannot be corrupted or contaminated, and will never disappear; it is reserved in heaven for you.

[Since] you have purified your souls by [your] obedience to the truth [i.e., the Gospel message], which produces a genuine love for your brothers, [now] you should have this kind of fervent, heartfelt love for one another.

You have experienced new birth, not from seed that can decay, but from seed that cannot decay, through the living and enduring word of God.

But [the kind of adornment you should display is] that of the inner person, with its enduring qualities of a meek and calm spirit, which are extremely valuable in God's eyes.

Now, those people you used to run around with cannot understand why you have stopped living such wasteful lives, so they just "badmouth" you.