1 Peter 2: 18 - 3: 12
| 18Servants, be in subjection to your masters with all respect: not only to the good and gentle, but also to the wicked. 19For it is commendable if someone endures pain, suffering unjustly, because of conscience towards God. 20For what glory is it if, when you sin, you patiently endure beating? But if, when you do well, you patiently endure suffering, this is commendable with God. 21For you were called to this, because Christ also suffered for us, leaving you an example, that you should follow his steps, 22who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.” 23When he was cursed, he didn’t curse back. When he suffered, he didn’t threaten, but committed himself to him who judges righteously. 24He himself bore our sins in his body on the tree, that we, having died to sins, might live to righteousness. You were healed by his wounds. 25For you were going astray like sheep; but now you have returned to the Shepherd and Overseer of your souls. |
| 1In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behaviour of their wives without a word, 2seeing your pure behaviour in fear. 3Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing; 4but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5For this is how in the past, the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands. 6So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror. |
| 7You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honour to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered. |
| 8Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, 9not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. 10For, |
| “He who would love life |
| and see good days, |
| let him keep his tongue from evil |
| and his lips from speaking deceit. |
| 11Let him turn away from evil and do good. |
| Let him seek peace and pursue it. |
| 12For 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.” |
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