^aIn the same way, you wives, ^bbe subject to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be ^cwon without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 as they observe your pure conduct with fear. 3 ^aYour adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on garments; 4 but let it be ^athe hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible quality of a lowly and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this way in former times the holy women also, ^awho hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being subject to their own husbands, 6 just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, ^acalling him lord. You have become her children if you do good, ^1bNOT FEARING ANY INTIMIDATION.

7 ^aYou husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with a weaker ^bvessel, 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.

8 ¹Now to sum up, ^aall of you be like-minded, sympathetic, ^bbrotherly, ^ctender-hearted, and ^dhumble in spirit; 9 ^anot returning evil for evil or ^breviling for reviling, but ¹giving a ^cblessing instead, for ^dyou were called for the very purpose that you might ^einherit a blessing. 10 For,“^aTHE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS,MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT.

13 ^aAnd who is ¹there to ²harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? 14 But even if you should ^asuffer for the sake of righteousness, ^byou ¹are blessed. ^cAND DO NOT FEAR THEIR FEAR, AND DO NOT BE TROUBLED, 15 but ¹sanctify ^aChrist as Lord in your hearts, always being ready ^bto make ²a defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the ^chope that is in you, yet ^dwith gentleness and ^efear, 16 having a ^agood conscience so that in the thing in which ^byou are slandered, those who disparage your good conduct in Christ will be put to shame. 17 For ^ait is better, ^bif ¹God should will it so, that you suffer for doing good rather than for doing wrong. 18 For ^aChrist also suffered for sins ^bonce for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, so that He might ^cbring you to God, having been put to death ^din the flesh, but made alive ^ein the ¹spirit; 19 in ¹which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, 20 who once were disobedient, when the ^apatience of God ^bkept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of ^cthe ark, in which a few, that is, ^deight ^epersons, were brought safely through the ¹water. 21 ^aCorresponding to that, baptism now saves you—^bnot the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal ¹of a ^cgood conscience to God—through ^dthe resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 ^awho is at the right hand of God, ^bhaving gone into heaven, ^cafter angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.