1 L ikewise, wives, subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without word by the conversation of the wives,

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

2 h aving witnessed your pure conversation in fear;

having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

3 w hose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;

whose adorning -- let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

4 b ut the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.

but -- the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

5 F or thus also the holy women who have hoped in God heretofore adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands;

for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

6 a s Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation.

as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.

7 h usbands likewise, dwell with according to knowledge, as with a weaker, the female, vessel, giving honour, as also fellow-heirs of grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with, according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel -- to the wife -- imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

8 F inally, all of one mind, sympathising, full of brotherly love, tender hearted, humble minded;

And finally, being all of one mind, having fellow-feeling, loving as brethren, compassionate, courteous,

9 n ot rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing; but on the contrary, blessing, because ye have been called to this, that ye should inherit blessing.

not giving back evil for evil, or railing for railing, and on the contrary, blessing, having known that to this ye were called, that a blessing ye may inherit;

10 F or he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.

for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

11 A nd let him avoid evil, and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it;

let him turn aside from evil, and do good, let him seek peace and pursue it;

12 b ecause eyes of Lord on righteous, and his ears towards their supplications; but face of Lord against them that do evil.

because the eyes of the Lord upon the righteous, and His ears -- to their supplication, and the face of the Lord upon those doing evil;'

13 A nd who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which good?

and who he who will be doing you evil, if of Him who is good ye may become imitators?

14 B ut if also ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed; but be not afraid of their fear, neither be troubled;

but if ye also should suffer because of righteousness, happy! and of their fear be not afraid, nor be troubled,

15 b ut sanctify Lord the Christ in your hearts, and always prepared to an answer every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that in you, but with meekness and fear;

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that in you, with meekness and fear;

16 h aving a good conscience, that in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.

having a good conscience, that in that in which they speak against you as evil-doers, they may be ashamed who are traducing your good behaviour in Christ;

17 F or better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer well-doers than evildoers;

for better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

18 f or Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, just for unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in Spirit,

because also Christ once for sin did suffer -- righteous for unrighteous -- that he might lead us to God, having been put to death indeed, in the flesh, and having been made alive in the spirit,

19 i n which also going he preached to the spirits in prison,

in which also to the spirits in prison having gone he did preach,

20 h eretofore disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in days of Noah while the ark was preparing, into which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

who sometime disbelieved, when once the long-suffering of God did wait, in days of Noah -- an ark being preparing -- in which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water;

21 w hich figure also now saves you, baptism, not a putting away of filth of flesh, but demand as before God of a good conscience, by resurrection of Jesus Christ,

also to which an antitype doth now save us -- baptism, (not a putting away of the filth of flesh, but the question of a good conscience in regard to God,) through the rising again of Jesus Christ,

22 w ho is at right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.

who is at the right hand of God, having gone on to heaven -- messengers, and authorities, and powers, having been subjected to him.