1 I n 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,

In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

2 h aving beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

beholding your chaste behavior coupled with fear.

3 w hose 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,

Whose adorning let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;

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

but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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

For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

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

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

7 T he 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.

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

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

Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded:

9 n ot 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;

not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

10 f or `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;

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

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

And let him turn away from evil, and do good; Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

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

For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears unto their supplication: But the face of the Lord is upon them that do evil.

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

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good?

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

But even if ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled;

15 a nd 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;

but sanctify in your hearts Christ as Lord: being ready always to give answer to every man that asketh you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, yet with meekness and fear:

16 h aving 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;

having a good conscience; that, wherein ye are spoken against, they may be put to shame who revile your good manner of life in Christ.

17 f or better doing good, if the will of God will it, to suffer, than doing evil;

For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing.

18 b ecause 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,

Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;

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

in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison,

20 w ho 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;

that aforetime were disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:

21 a lso 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,

which also after a true likeness doth now save you, even baptism, not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the interrogation of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ;

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

who is one the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.