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1 Peter 3:1-12 The Scriptures 1998 (ISR98)

1. In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that if any are disobedient to the Word, they, without a word, might be won by the behaviour of their wives,

2. having seen your blameless behaviour in fear.

3. Your adornment should not be outward – arranging the hair, wearing gold, or putting on dresses –

4. but the hidden Man of the heart, with the incorruptible ornament of a meek and peaceable spirit, which is of great value before Elohim.

5. For in this way, in former times, the set-apart women who trusted in Elohim also adorned themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

6. as Sarah obeyed Aḇraham, calling him master, of whom you became children, doing good, and not frightened by any fear.

7. In the same way, husbands, live understandingly together, giving respect to the wife, as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the favour of life, so that your prayers are not hindered.

8. To sum up, let all of you be like-minded, sympathetic, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, humble-minded,

9. not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, in order to inherit a blessing.

10. For “He who wishes to 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. “Because the eyes of יהוה are on the righteous, and his ears are open to their prayers, but the face of יהוה is against those who do evil.”

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