1 Peter 3
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Forholdet mellem mand og kone
3 1-2 I kvinder, som er gift, skal underordne jer under jeres mænd. Derved kan nogle af de mænd, som nægter at tage imod budskabet om Jesus, vindes uden ord, når de lægger mærke til jeres respektfulde og eksemplariske levevis. 3 Vær ikke så stærkt optaget af jeres udseende, af kunstfærdige frisurer, kostbare smykker og fornemt tøj, 4 at I forsømmer at pleje hjertets indre skønhed, der giver sig udtryk i en venlig og stilfærdig optræden. Det er en skønhed, som ikke falmer, og den er meget værd i Guds øjne. 5 Det var den samme skønhed, der i gamle dage prægede de gudfrygtige kvinder, som satte al deres lid til Gud og underordnede sig deres mænd. 6 Således adlød Sara sin mand, Abraham, og kaldte ham „herre”. I er hendes „døtre”, hvis I på den måde gør det rette, og så behøver I ikke være bange for, at I bliver truet af jeres mænd.
7 Og I mænd, vær hensynsfulde over for jeres koner. Værdsæt deres særlige følsomhed og vis dem ære, for de er medarvinger til det evige liv. Hvis ikke I ærer dem, bliver jeres bønner blokeret.
Kristnes indbyrdes forhold
8 Og nu et ord til jer alle: I skal leve i indbyrdes harmoni og være medfølende, kærlige, omsorgsfulde og ydmyge over for hinanden. 9 Gengæld ikke ondt med ondt, eller anklage med anklage, men velsign i stedet for. I er kaldet til at velsigne hinanden, og derved bliver I også selv velsignet. 10 Som Skriften siger:
„De, der gerne vil have et godt liv
og ønsker sig gode dage,
skal holde deres tunge i skak
og ikke lade løgn komme over deres læber.
11 De skal holde sig fra det onde,
gøre det gode og stræbe efter fred.
12 Herren beskytter de retskafne og hører deres bøn om hjælp,
men han er imod dem, der handler ondt.”[a]
Lidelsen set i evighedsperspektiv
13 Hvem vil gøre jer fortræd, hvis I er ivrige efter at gøre det gode? 14 Men skulle det ske, at nogen gør jer fortræd uden grund, så tag det som en velsignelse. Vær ikke bange for dem og bliv ikke slået ud over det. 15 Indvi jer helt til at følge Kristus som jeres Herre. Vær parate til at gøre rede for jeres forventning om det evige liv, når nogen spørger om jeres tro. 16 Gør det med venlighed og respekt og med god samvittighed, så jeres modstandere bliver flove over, at de har gjort nar af jer og talt ondt om jeres kristne livsstil. 17 Husk, at det er bedre at lide ondt—om Gud vil—for at have gjort noget godt end at blive straffet for at have gjort noget ondt.
18 Kristus måtte jo også lide, skønt han var uskyldig. Han døde én gang for alle, for at vi kunne få vores synder tilgivet. Han var selv uden synd, men døde for syndige menneskers skyld, for at han kunne bringe os tilbage til fællesskabet med Gud. Han døde rent fysisk, men blev levendegjort i ånden. 19 Og det var i dén åndelige skikkelse, at han besøgte de dødes ånder, der blev holdt i forvaring,[b] og han forkyndte budskabet for dem. 20 Der traf han dem, der døde på Noas tid, fordi de nægtede at bøje sig for Gud, selvom Gud ventede tålmodigt på dem i alle de år, det tog Noa at bygge arken. Ved hjælp af arken kom nogle få personer frelst gennem syndflodens vand. Det var otte personer i alt. 21 Det, der skete dengang, er et billede på dåben, som I også skal igennem for at blive frelst. Dåben drejer sig ikke om at få fjernet snavs fra kroppen, men er et spørgsmål[c] om en god samvittighed over for Gud, og den får man ved troen på, at Jesus Kristus opstod fra de døde, 22 og at han blev taget op til Himlen og nu sidder ved Guds højre hånd, hvorfra han hersker over både engle og åndelige autoriteter og magter.
1 Peter 3
English Standard Version
Wives and Husbands
3 Likewise, wives, (A)be subject to your own husbands, so that (B)even if some do not obey the word, (C)they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they see your (D)respectful and pure conduct. 3 (E)Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 4 but let your adorning be (F)the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious. 5 For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, 6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, (G)calling him lord. And you are her children, if you do good and (H)do not fear anything that is frightening.
7 Likewise, (I)husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker (J)vessel, since they are heirs with you[a] of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
Suffering for Righteousness' Sake
8 Finally, all of you, (K)have unity of mind, sympathy, (L)brotherly love, (M)a tender heart, and (N)a humble mind. 9 (O)Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, (P)bless, for (Q)to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. 10 For
(R)“Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
11 let him turn away from evil and do good;
let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
13 Now (S)who is there to harm you if you are zealous for what is good? 14 (T)But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you will be blessed. (U)Have no fear of them, (V)nor be troubled, 15 but (W)in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, (X)always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and (Y)respect, 16 (Z)having a good conscience, so that, (AA)when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. 17 For (AB)it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.
18 For Christ also (AC)suffered[b] (AD)once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, (AE)that he might bring us to God, being put to death (AF)in the flesh but made alive (AG)in the spirit, 19 in which[c] he went and (AH)proclaimed[d] to the spirits in prison, 20 because[e] they formerly did not obey, (AI)when God's patience waited in the days of Noah, (AJ)while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, (AK)eight persons, were brought safely through water. 21 Baptism, which corresponds to this, (AL)now saves you, not as a removal of dirt from the body but (AM)as an appeal to God for a good conscience, (AN)through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and (AO)is at the right hand of God, (AP)with angels, authorities, and powers having been subjected to him.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 3:7 Some manuscripts since you are joint heirs
- 1 Peter 3:18 Some manuscripts died
- 1 Peter 3:19 Or the Spirit, in whom
- 1 Peter 3:19 Or preached
- 1 Peter 3:20 Or when
1 Peter 3
King James Version
3 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
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