1 Peter 3

1 Desligeste, I Kvinder! værer Eders Ægtemænd underdanige, paa det og, dersom Nogle ikke troe Ordet de kunne vindes uden Ord ved Kvindernes Omgængelse,2 naar de skue Eders kydske Omgængelse i Herrens Frygt.3 Eders Prydelse skal ikke være den udvortes, Haarfletning og paahængte Guldsmykker eller Klædedragt,4 men Hjertets skjulte Menneske i en sagtmodig og stille Aands uforkrænkelige Væsen, hvilket er meget kosteligt for Gud.5 Thi saaledes prydede sig og fordum de hellige Kvinder, som haabede paa Gud og vare deres Ægtemænd underdanige,6 som Sara var Abraham lydig og kaldte ham Herre; og hendes Børn ere I blevne, dersom I gjøre Godt og ikke frygte for nogen Rædsel.7 Desligeste, I Mænd! lever med Eders Hustruer som med den svagere Deel, men Forstand, og beviser dem Ære, da de ogsaa ere Medarvinger til Livets Naadegave, paa det Eders Bønner ikke skulle forhindres.8 Overhovedet, værer alle ligesindede, medlidende, kjærlige mod Brødrene, barmhjertige, velvillige;9 betaler ikke Ondt med Ondt, eller Skjeldsord med Skjeldsord, men tværtimod velsigner, vidende, at I dertil ere kaldte, at I skulle arve Velsignelse.10 Thi den, som vil elske Livet og see gode Dage, skal stille sin Tunge fra Ondt og sine Løber, at de ikke tale Svig;11 han vende sig fra ondt og gjøre Godt; han søge Fred og hige efter den.12 Thi Herrens Øine ere over de Retfærdige, og hans Øren til deres Bøn; men Herrens Ansigt er ogsaa over dem, som gjøre Ondt.13 Og hvo er den, som kan skade Eder, dersom I beflitte Eder paa det Gode?14 Men om I og lide for Retfærdigheds Skyld, ere I salige. Men frygter ikke, som de frygte, og forfærdes ikke; men helliger Gud Herren i Eders Hjerter.15 Værer altid rede til at forsvare Eder med Sagtmodighed og Ærefrygt for enhver, som begjerer Regnskab af Eder om det Haab, som er i Eder,16 og haver en god Samvittighed, at de, der haane Eders gode Omgængelse i Christus, maae beskæmmes, idet de bagtale Eder som Misdædere.17 Thi det er bedre, (om det saa er Guds Villie), at lide, naar man gjør Godt, end naar man gjør Ondt.18 Thi og Christus led eengang for vore Synder, den Retfærdige for de uretfærdige, at han kunde føre os frem til Gud, han, som vel led Døden efter Kjødet, men blev levendegjort efter Aaanden;19 i hvilken han og gik bort og prædikede for Aanderne, som vare i Forvaring,20 som fordum vare gjenstridige, der Guds Langmodighed ventede i Noahs Dage, der Arken byggedes, i hvilken faa nemlig otte, Sjæle bleve frelste i Vandet,21 hvis Modbillede nu frelser os, Daaben, hvilken ikke er Renselse fra Kjødets Ureenhed, men en god Samvittigheds Pagt med Gud ved Jesu Christi Opstandelse;22 som, efterat han er faren til Himmelen, er hos Guds høire Haand, og Englene og magterne og Kræfterne ere ham underlagte.

1 Peter 3

Wives and Husbands

1 In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then,t even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live,t2 when they see your pure and reverent conduct.t3 Let yourt beautyt not be external – the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelryt or fine clothes –4 but the inner persont of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.5 For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands,6 like Sarah who obeyedt Abraham, calling him lord. You become her childrent when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.t

7 Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as the weaker partnerst and show them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life. In this way nothing will hinder your prayers.t

Suffering for Doing Good

8 Finally, all of you be harmonious,t sympathetic, affectionate, compassionate, and humble.9 Do not return evil for evil or insult for insult, but instead blesst otherst because you were called to inherit a blessing.

10 For
the one who wants to love life and see good days must keepthis tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

11 And he must turn away from evil and do good;
he must seek peace and pursue it.

12 For the eyes of the Lord aretupon the righteous and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the Lord’s face is against those who do evil.s
13 Fort who is going to harm you if you are devoted to what is good?14 But in fact, if you happen to suffers for doing what is right,t you are blessed. But do not be terrified of themtor be shaken.s15 But set Christs apartt as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess.t16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect,t keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you.t

17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it,t than for doing evil.

18 s Because Christ also suffereds once for sins,
the just for the unjust,s
to bring you to God,
by being put to death in the flesh
butt by being made alive in the spirit.s

19 In itt he went and preached to the spirits in prison,s
20 after they were disobedient long agot when God patiently waitedt in the days of Noah as an ark was being constructed. In the arkt a few, that is eight souls, were delivered through water.21 And this prefigured baptism, which now saves yout – not the washing off of physical dirtt but the pledget of a good conscience to God – through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,

22 who went into heaven and is at the right hand of Godt with angels and authorities and powers subject to him.t