1 Pedro 3

1 In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word, 2 seeing your pure behavior in fear. 3 Let your beauty come not from the outward adorning of braiding your hair, and of wearing gold ornaments or of putting on fine clothing, 4 but from the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in God’s sight. 5 For this is how in the past the holy women who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands. 6 So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are if you do well and are not put in fear by any terror.

7 You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman as to the weaker vessel, as also being joint heirs of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.

8 Finally, all of you be like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous, 9 not rendering evil for evil or insult for insult; but instead blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. 10 For,

"He who would 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 open to their prayer;

but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil."✝3:12 Psalms 34:12-16

13 Now who will harm you if you become imitators of that which is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness’ sake, you are blessed. "Don’t fear what they fear, neither be troubled."✝3:14 Isaiah 8:12 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear, 16 having a good conscience. Thus, while you are spoken against as evildoers, they may be disappointed who curse your good way of life in Christ. 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will, that you suffer for doing what is right than for doing evil. 18 Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God, being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the Spirit, 19 in whom he also went and preached to the spirits in prison, 20 who before were disobedient when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ship was being built. In it, few, that is, eight souls, were saved through water. 21 This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you—not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, angels and authorities and powers being made subject to him.

Ngā Wāhine me ngā Tāne

1 Waihoki e ngā wāhine, kia ngohengohe ki ā koutou tāne ake; ā, ki te turi ētahi ki te kupu, nā, i kore i te kupu, ko te whakahaere a ngā wāhine hei mea e riro mai ai rātou; 2 i a rātou e titiro ana ki te hēkore o tā koutou whakahaere me te hopohopo. 3 Ko te whakapaipai mō koutou, kauaka hei tō waho, kauaka hei te makawe i whiria, kauaka hei te whakapiringa o ngā mea kōura, kauaka hei te whakakākahuranga o ngā kākahu; 4 engari, hei te tangata ngaro o te ngākau, hei te kākahu e kore e pirau, arā te wairua māhaki, te wairua rangimārie, he mea utu nui hoki tēnei i te aroaro o te Atua. 5 He pēnei hoki i mua tā ngā wāhine tapu whakapaipai mō rātou, tā te hunga i whakaaro ki te Atua, ngohengohe tonu rātou ki ā rātou tāne ake. 6 Me Hera hoki i ngohengohe ki a Āperahama, ko te ariki hoki tāna ingoa mōna. Nāna hoki koutou tamariki, i a koutou e mahi pai ana, kāhore hoki e mataku i tētahi whakapāwera.

7 E ngā tāne hoki, kia rite ki tō te mātauranga tō koutou noho ki a rātou, whakawhiwhia te wahine ki te hōnore, ko te mea kaha kore hoki ia, ka uru tahi nei anō hoki kōrua ki te oranga ka hōmai noa nei; he mea kei āraia ā kōrua īnoi.

He Mamaetanga mō te Mahi Tika

8 Nā, ko te whakamutunga nei o tāku, kia kotahi te whakaaro o te katoa, kia kotahi te ngākau, kia rite te aroha ki tō te tuakana, ki tō te teina, kia pai te ngākau, kia ngāwari. 9 Kaua e utua he kino ki te kino, he taunu ki te taunu; engari me manaaki; me te mahara anō kua karangatia koutou ki tēnei, arā, kia whiwhi koutou ki te manaaki. 10 Ki te mea hoki:

"Tētahi kia aroha ki te ora,

kia kite i ngā rā pai,

me pēhi e ia tōna arero kei kino,

ōna ngutu hoki kei kōrero tinihanga.

11 Me peka kē i te kino, me mahi i te pai;

ko te rangimārie hei rapunga māna,

hei whāinga atu māna.

12 Nō te mea hoki kei runga i te hunga tika ngā kanohi o te Ariki,

me ōna taringa kei te tuwhera ki ā rātou īnoi.

E hē mai ana ia te mata o te Ariki

ki te hunga e mahi ana i te kino."

13 Ko wai hoki hei hōmai i te hē ki a koutou, ki te aru koutou i te pai? 14 Otiia, ki te mea nā te whakaaro ki te tika i whakamamaetia ai koutou, ka hari koutou. Aua rā e mataku i tā rātou whakamataku, kaua e pāwera; 15 engari, whakatapua a te Karaiti hei Ariki i roto i ō koutou ngākau. Kia rite tonu hoki te kupu i a koutou i ngā wā katoa, hei whakahokinga atu mā koutou ki ngā tāngata katoa, e ui ana ki a koutou ki te mea e tūmanakohia atu nei e koutou; kia māhaki anō ia te ngākau, kia wehi. 16 Kia pai ō koutou hinengaro; mō tā rātou ngautuarā ki a koutou, e kī nei he kaimahi koutou i te kino, kia whakamā taua hunga e whakapae teka nā ki tā koutou whakahaere pai i roto i a te Karaiti. 17 Ki te mea hoki i a tātou e mahi ana i te pai ka takoto i te Atua he mamae mō tātou, erangi tērā i te mamae i a tātou e mahi ana i te kino. 18 Kotahi hoki whakamamaetanga o te Karaiti mō ngā hara, te tika mō te hunga hē, kia ārahina ai tātou e ia ki te Atua, i whakamatea ko te kikokiko, i whakaorangia ia ko te wairua.

19 Ko tōna anō tēnā i tōna haerenga ki te kauwhau ki ngā wairua i te whare herehere; 20 i turi nei i mua, i te mea e tatari ana te manawanui o te Atua i ngā rā i a Noa, i te mea e hangā ana te āka, ko te mea i ora ai ētahi wairua torutoru nei, arā tokowaru, i roto i te wai. 21 He mea whakarite ki tēnei te mea e whakaora nei i a koutou ināianei, arā te iriiri, ehara i te whakawāteatanga atu i te poke o te kikokiko, engari he whakaaetanga ake nā te hinengaro pai ki te Atua, he meatanga nā te aranga mai o Īhu Karaiti; 22 kua riro nei ki te rangi, kei te ringa matau anō ia o te Atua; kei raro hoki i a ia ngā anahera, ngā rangatiratanga, ngā kaha.