1 Peter 3 — TNTC

A word to wives

3Verse 1Similarly,⁺wives, be submissive to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the Word, they may be won over, without a word, by the conduct of their wives^{Verse 2}(having watched your pure behavior accompanied by respect),^{Verse 3}whose adorning should not be the outward one of braiding hair and wearing gold, or putting on fine clothing,^{+Verse 4}but rather the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible adorning of the gentle and quiet spirit that is of great value before God.^{Verse 5}For this is how the holy women who hoped in God in former times also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands,^{Verse 6}as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him ‘lord’, whose (f) daughters you became⁺by doing good and not being afraid of any intimidation.⁺

A word to husbands

^{Verse 7}Similarly,⁺husbands, live together knowledgeably as with a weaker vessel,⁺according honor to the wife especially as being a joint heir of the grace of life,⁺for your prayers not to be hindered.⁺

The golden rule

^{Verse 8}Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers,⁺tenderhearted, courteous,^{+Verse 9}not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this so that you may inherit a blessing.^{Verse 10}For:“The one who wants to love life and to see good daysmust refrain his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;^{Verse 11}he must turn away from evil and do good;he must seek peace, even pursue it.^{Verse 12}Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous,and His ears open to their prayer;but the face of the Lord is against those doing evil.”⁺

Better to suffer than to sin

^{Verse 13}Now who is he who will harm you if you become imitators of the good?^{+Verse 14}But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear, neither be troubled.”^{+Verse 15}Rather, sanctify the Lord God⁺in your hearts, and always be ready with an answer for everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with meekness⁺and respect;^{Verse 16}keeping a good conscience, so that wherein they speak against you as evildoers,⁺those who revile your good way of life in Christ may be put to shame.^{+Verse 17}For it is better to suffer for doing good, should the will of God so determine, than for doing evil.

Follow Christ's example to victory

^{Verse 18}Because Christ also suffered on account of sins, once for all,⁺the righteous on behalf of the unrighteous, that He might bring us to God; having been put to death, to be sure, in flesh, but having been made alive in spirit;^{Verse 19}in which He also went and made a proclamation to the spirits in prison^{+Verse 20}who formerly were disobedient, when the patience of God kept waiting in the days of Noah, while the Ark was being prepared,⁺in which a few, that is eight, souls were brought safely through water.^{Verse 21}This is an antitype⁺of baptism, that now saves us also (not the removal of physical filth, but the appeal into God from a good conscience) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,^{Verse 22}who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers having been made subject to Him.⁺