The First Epistle General of Peter

 1 Likewise, ye ^awives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any ^bobey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the ^cconversation of the wives;

 2 While they behold your ^achaste ^bconversation coupled with fear.

 3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward ^aadorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

 4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ^aornament of a ^bmeek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

 5 For after this manner in the old time the holy ^awomen also, who ^btrusted in God, adorned themselves, being ^cin subjection unto their own husbands:

 6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose ^adaughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any ^bamazement.

 7 Likewise, ye ^ahusbands, dwell with them according to ^bknowledge, giving ^chonour unto the ^dwife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being ^eheirs together of the grace of life; that your ^fprayers be not hindered.

 8 Finally, be ye all of ^aone mind, having ^bcompassion one of another, love as ^cbrethren, be ^dpitiful, be ^ecourteous:

 9 Not ^arendering ^bevil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a ^cblessing.

 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him ^arefrain his ^btongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no ^cguile:

 11 Let him ^aeschew evil, and do good; let him seek ^bpeace, and ^censue it.

 12 For the ^aeyes of the Lord are over the ^brighteous, and his ears are open unto their ^cprayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do ^devil.

 13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be ^afollowers of that which is good?

 14 But and if ye ^asuffer for ^brighteousness’ sake, ^chappy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

 15 But ^asanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give ^ban answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the ^chope that is in you with ^dmeekness and ^efear:

 16 Having a good ^aconscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good ^bconversation in Christ.

 17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye ^asuffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

 18 For Christ also hath once ^asuffered for sins, the just for the ^bunjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to ^cdeath in the flesh, but quickened by the ^dSpirit:

 19 By which also he went and ^apreached unto the ^bspirits in ^cprison;

 20 ^aWhich sometime were ^bdisobedient, when once the ^clongsuffering of God waited in the days of ^dNoah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were ^esaved by ^fwater.

 21 The like figure whereunto even ^abaptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

 22 Who is gone into ^aheaven, and is on the right hand of God; ^bangels and ^cauthorities and powers being made subject unto him.