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 behaviour of their wives;
2. beholding your chaste behaviour coupled with fear.
3. Whose adorning let it not be the outward adorning of plaiting 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 honour 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.