^11 (A)Beloved, ^(B)I urge you as ^(C)aliens and strangers to abstain from ^(D)fleshly lusts which wage ^(E)war against the soul. ^12 (F)Keep your behavior excellent among the Gentiles, so that in the thing in which they ^(G)slander you as evildoers, they may ^[a]because of your good deeds, as they observe them, ^(H)glorify God ^(I)in the day of ^[b]visitation.

¹⁵ but ^[a]sanctify ^(A)Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready ^(B)to make a ^[b]defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the ^(C)hope that is in you, yet ^(D)with gentleness and ^[c](E)reverence; ^16 [d]and keep a ^(F)good conscience so that in the thing in which ^(G)you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. ¹⁷ For ^(H)it is better, ^(I)if ^[e]God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong.