1 Likewise, wives, {be} subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without {the} word by the conversation of the wives,2 having witnessed your pure conversation {carried out} in fear;3 whose adorning let it not be that outward one of tressing of hair, and wearing gold, or putting on apparel;4 but the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible {ornament} of a meek and quiet spirit, which in the sight of God is of great price.5 For thus also the holy women who have hoped in God heretofore adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands;6 as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation.7 {Ye} husbands likewise, dwell with {them} according to knowledge, as with a weaker, {even} the female, vessel, giving {them} honour, as also fellow-heirs of {the} grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.8 Finally, {be} all of one mind, sympathising, full of brotherly love, tender hearted, humble minded;14 But if also ye should suffer for righteousness' sake, blessed {are ye}; but be not afraid of their fear, neither be troubled;15 but sanctify {the} Lord the Christ in your hearts, and {be} always prepared to {give} an answer {to} every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that {is} in you, but with meekness and fear;16 having a good conscience, that {as to that} in which they speak against you as evildoers, they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ.17 For {it is} better, if the will of God should will it, to suffer {as} well-doers than {as} evildoers;18 for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins, {the} just for {the} unjust, that he might bring us to God; being put to death in flesh, but made alive in {the} Spirit,19 in which also going he preached to the spirits {which are} in prison,20 heretofore disobedient, when the longsuffering of God waited in {the} days of Noah while the ark was preparing, into which few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water:21 which figure also now saves you, {even} baptism, not a putting away of {the} filth of flesh, but {the} demand as before God of a good conscience, by {the} resurrection of Jesus Christ,22 who is at {the} right hand of God, gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him.

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。