1 照样， 你们作妻子的， 要顺服自己的丈夫， 好使不信道的丈夫受到感动， 不是因着你们的言语， 而是因着你们的生活，

2 因为他们看见了你们敬畏和纯洁的生活。

3 不要单注重外表的装饰， 就如鬈头发、戴金饰、穿华丽衣服；

4 却要在里面存着温柔安静的心灵， 作不能毁坏的装饰， 这在 神面前是极宝贵的。

5 因为古时仰望 神的圣洁妇女， 正是这样装饰自己， 顺服丈夫，

6 像撒拉听从亚伯拉罕， 称他为主一样； 你们若行善， 不怕任何恐吓， 就是撒拉的女儿了。

7 照样， 你们作丈夫的， 也要合情合理的与妻子同住。要体谅她比你软弱， 要尊敬她， 因为她是和你一同承受生命的恩典的。这样， 就使你们的祷告不受拦阻。

8 总括来说， 你们要彼此同心， 互相体恤， 亲爱像弟兄， 满有温柔， 存心谦卑。

9 不要以恶报恶， 以辱骂还辱骂， 倒要祝福， 因为你们就是为此蒙召， 好叫你们承受福气。

10 因为"凡希望享受人生， 要看见好日子的， 就要禁止舌头不出恶言， 嘴唇不说诡诈的话；

11 也要离恶行善， 寻找并追求和睦。

12 因为主的眼睛看顾义人， 他的耳朵垂听他们的呼求； 但主的脸敌对作恶的人。"

13 如果你们热心行善， 有谁能害你们呢？

14 就算你们要为义受苦， 也是有福的。"不要怕人的恐吓， 也不要畏惧。"

15 只要心里尊基督为圣， 以他为主； 常常作好准备， 去回答那些问你们为什么怀有盼望的人，

16 但要用温柔敬畏的心回答。当存无愧的良心， 使那些诬赖你们这在基督里有好品行的人， 在毁谤你们的事上蒙羞。

17 如果 神的旨意是要你们受苦， 那么为行善受苦， 总比为行恶受苦好。

18 因为基督也曾一次为你们的罪死了， 就是义的代替不义的， 为要领你们到 神面前。就肉体的方面说， 他曾死去； 就灵的方面说， 他复活了；

19 他借这灵也曾去向那些在监管中的灵宣讲，

20 他们就是挪亚建造方舟的日子、 神容忍等待的时候， 那些不顺从的人。当时进入方舟、借着水得救的人不多， 只有八个。

21 这水预表的洗礼， 现在也拯救你们： 不是除去肉体的污秽， 而是借着耶稣基督的复活， 向 神许愿常存纯洁的良心。

22 基督已进到天上， 在 神右边， 众天使、有权势的、有能力的， 都服从了他。

1 In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives; 2 beholding your chaste behavior coupled with fear. 3 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 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 For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands: 6 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 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 Finally, be ye all likeminded, compassionate, loving as brethren, tenderhearted, humbleminded: 9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but contrariwise blessing; for hereunto were ye called, that ye should inherit a blessing. 10 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 And let him turn away from evil, and do good;

Let him seek peace, and pursue it.

12 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 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be zealous of that which is good? 14 But even if ye should suffer for righteousness’ sake, blessed are ye: and fear not their fear, neither be troubled; 15 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 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 For it is better, if the will of God should so will, that ye suffer for well-doing than for evil-doing. 18 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 in which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison, 20 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 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 who is on the right hand of God, having gone into heaven; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.