but the word of Lord endures into the age. And this is the word, the good-news that was preached to you.

To you therefore who believe is the preciousness, but for men who disobey, A stone that the builders rejected, this became the head of the corner,

Because this way is the will of God, doing good to muzzle the ignorance of the foolish men.

For this is graciousness, if, because of consciousness of God, any man endures sorrows, suffering wrongfully.

For what kind of credit is it, if, sinning and being beaten, ye will endure? But if, doing good and suffering, ye will endure, this is graciousness with God.

For ye were called for this. Because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, so that ye should follow his footsteps.

For this way formerly also, the holy women, trusting in God, adorned themselves, being subordinate to their own husbands,

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling, but instead giving praise, knowing that ye were called for this, so that ye might inherit a blessing.

For good-news was preached even to the dead for this, so that they might indeed be judged according to men in flesh, but live according to God in spirit.

But if as a Christian, let him not be ashamed, but let him glorify God in this regard.

By Silvanus, the faithful brother to you, as I reckon, I wrote because of a few things, exhorting and testifying this to be the TRUE grace of God in which ye stand.