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¶ Menm jan an tou, nou menm medam, soumèt devan mari nou. Konsa, si gen nan mari nou yo ki pa kwè nan Bondye, kondit nou kont pou fè yo kwè, san n' pa janm bezwen louvri bouch nou,

paske y'a wè jan nou viv byen, jan nou respekte yo.

Nou pa bezwen fè kò nou bèl ak bagay moun ka wè, tankou lè n'ap fè anpil kwafi estraòdenè, lè n'ap mete kantite bijou an lò ak kantite rad ki koute chè sou nou.

Okontrè, se sa ki nan kè nou ki tout bèlte nou, yon bèlte ki p'ap janm pase. Se pou nou gen yon karaktè dou, yon karaktè poze. Se sa ki gen valè devan Bondye.

Nan tan lontan, se konsa medam ki t'ap viv pou Bondye yo te fè tèt yo bèl: yo te mete espwa yo nan Bondye, yo te soumèt devan mari yo.

Se konsa Sara te ye. Li te soumèt devan Abraram jouk pou li te rele l' mèt. Nou menm tou, medam, nou se pitit Sara, si nou fè sa ki byen san nou pa pè anyen.

Menm jan an tou, nou menm mari, nan tout bagay se pou nou viv byen ak madanm nou paske yo pi fèb pase nou. Ba yo tout respè yo merite, paske yo menm tou y'a resevwa menm lavi avèk nou tankou yon favè nan men Bondye. Konsa, anyen p'ap antrave lapriyè nou.

¶ Pou fini, nou tout nou dwe dakò yonn ak lòt, se pou nou gen menm santiman yonn pou lòt. Se pou nou yonn renmen lòt tankou frè ak sè, se pou nou gen bon kè, san lògèy.

Pa rann moun mal pou mal, jouman pou jouman. Okontrè, lè konsa, mande benediksyon pou yo, paske se benediksyon Bondye te pwomèt pou l' ban nou lè li te rele nou an.

10 Paske: Si yon moun vle jwi lavi a, si l' anvi pase kèk bon kadè sou latè, se pou l' kenbe lang li pou l' pa pale moun mal. Se pou l' veye bouch li pou l' pa bay manti.

11 Se pou l' sispann fè sa ki mal, se pou l' fè sa ki byen. Se pou l' chache viv byen ak moun. Se pou l' fè sa li kapab pou li viv byen ak tout moun.

12 Paske, Bondye veye sou moun k'ap mache dwat devan li. Li tande yo lè y'ap lapriyè nan pye l'. Men, l'ap vire do bay moun k'ap fè sa ki mal.

13 Ki moun ki ka fè nou mal si se byen ase nou vle fè?

14 Men, si nou rive soufri poutèt byen nou fè, konsidere sa tankou yon benediksyon. Nou pa bezwen pè moun, nou pa bezwen toumante tèt nou pou anyen.

15 Sèl bagay, se pou nou rekònèt se Kris la ki Seyè a nan kè nou. Se pou n' toujou pare pou n' defann tèt nou chak fwa yon moun mande nou esplikasyon sou espwa nou gen nan kè nou an.

16 ¶ Men, fè sa avèk dousè ak tout respè. Kenbe konsyans nou pwòp. Konsa, moun k'ap pale nou mal poutèt bon kondit nou gen nan Kris la, se yo menm ki va wont pou pawòl yo te di lè yo t'ap joure nou an.

17 Se volonte Bondye pou nou fè sa ki byen. Menm si nou gen pou n' soufri, li pa vle nou fè sa ki mal.

18 ¶ Paske, Kris la menm mouri yon sèl fwa pou peche nou yo, li p'ap janm mouri ankò. Li menm ki t'ap mache dwat devan Bondye, li mouri pou moun ki pa t'ap mache dwat yo, pou l' te ka mennen nou bay Bondye. Li te mouri nan kò l', men ak pouvwa Lespri Bondye a, li leve vivan ankò.

19 Ak pouvwa menm Lespri a, li te al preche nanm ki nan prizon yo.

20 Se nanm moun ki nan tan lontan te derefize kwè nan Bondye. Se te sou tan Noe. Lè sa a, Bondye t'ap tann ak pasyans pandan Noe t'ap fè gwo batiman an. Nan batiman sa a, se kèk moun sèlman, wit moun antou, ki te sove nan dlo a.

21 ¶ Pou nou menm, dlo sa a kanpe pou dlo batèm lan k'ap delivre nou koulye a. Batèm lan, se pa yon bagay k'ap wete kras sou kò nou. Men, se yon angajman nou pran devan Bondye ak yon konsyans san repwòch. Bondye sove nou gremesi Jezikri ki te leve soti vivan nan lanmò,

22 ki moute nan syèl la, ki chita sou bò dwat Bondye kote l'ap domennen sou tout zanj yo, sou tout chèf yo ak sou tout otorite yo.

Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(D) Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(E) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(F) For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God(G) used to adorn themselves.(H) They submitted themselves to their own husbands, like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord.(I) You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.

Husbands,(J) in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

Suffering for Doing Good

Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(K) be sympathetic, love one another,(L) be compassionate and humble.(M) Do not repay evil with evil(N) or insult with insult.(O) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(P) because to this(Q) you were called(R) so that you may inherit a blessing.(S) 10 For,

“Whoever would love life
    and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
    and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
    they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
    and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a](T)

13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(U) 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.(V) “Do not fear their threats[b]; do not be frightened.”[c](W) 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer(X) to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope(Y) that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience,(Z) so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.(AA) 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will,(AB) to suffer for doing good(AC) than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once(AD) for sins,(AE) the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.(AF) He was put to death in the body(AG) but made alive in the Spirit.(AH) 19 After being made alive,[d] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits(AI) 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently(AJ) in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.(AK) In it only a few people, eight in all,(AL) were saved(AM) through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(AN) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(AO) toward God.[e] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(AP) 22 who has gone into heaven(AQ) and is at God’s right hand(AR)—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.(AS)

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16
  2. 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
  3. 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12
  4. 1 Peter 3:19 Or but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also
  5. 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience

Submission to Husbands

Wives, likewise, be (A)submissive to your own husbands, that even if some do not obey the word, (B)they, without a word, may (C)be won by the conduct of their wives, (D)when they observe your chaste conduct accompanied by fear. (E)Do not let your adornment be merely outward—arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on fine apparel— rather let it be (F)the hidden person of the heart, with the [a]incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands, as Sarah obeyed Abraham, (G)calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror.

A Word to Husbands

(H)Husbands, likewise, dwell with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife, (I)as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, (J)that your prayers may not be hindered.

Called to Blessing

Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be [b]courteous; (K)not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary (L)blessing, knowing that you were called to this, (M)that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For

(N)“He who would love life
And see good days,
(O)Let him [c]refrain his tongue from evil,
And his lips from speaking deceit.
11 Let him (P)turn away from evil and do good;
(Q)Let him seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
(R)And His ears are open to their prayers;
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”

Suffering for Right and Wrong

13 (S)And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14 (T)But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. (U)“And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.” 15 But [d]sanctify [e]the Lord God in your hearts, and always (V)be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the (W)hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; 16 (X)having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. 17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.

Christ’s Suffering and Ours

18 For Christ also suffered once for sins, the just for the unjust, that He might bring [f]us to God, being put to death in the flesh but made alive by the Spirit, 19 by whom also He went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who formerly were disobedient, [g]when once the Divine longsuffering waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was being prepared, in which a few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21 (Y)There is also an antitype which now saves us—baptism (Z)(not the removal of the filth of the flesh, (AA)but the answer of a good conscience toward God), through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who has gone into heaven and (AB)is at the right hand of God, (AC)angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.

Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:4 imperishable
  2. 1 Peter 3:8 NU humble
  3. 1 Peter 3:10 restrain
  4. 1 Peter 3:15 set apart
  5. 1 Peter 3:15 NU Christ as Lord
  6. 1 Peter 3:18 NU, M you
  7. 1 Peter 3:20 NU, M when the longsuffering of God waited patiently

Wives and Husbands

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, when they see your (D)respectful and pure conduct. (E)Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear— 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. For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands, 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.

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

Finally, all of you, (K)have unity of mind, sympathy, (L)brotherly love, (M)a tender heart, and (N)a humble mind. (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. 1 Peter 3:7 Some manuscripts since you are joint heirs
  2. 1 Peter 3:18 Some manuscripts died
  3. 1 Peter 3:19 Or the Spirit, in whom
  4. 1 Peter 3:19 Or preached
  5. 1 Peter 3:20 Or when