CHAP. III.
How wives are to behave
to their husbands: what
ornaments they are to seek.
Exhortations to divers virtues.
1 In like manner also let
wives be subject to their
husbands: that if any believe
not the word, they may be
won without the word, by the
conversation of the wives,
2 Considering your chaste
conversation with fear.
3 Whose adorning let it
not be the outward plaiting
of the hair, or the wearing
of gold, or the putting on of
apparel:
4 But the hidden man of
the heart in the incorruptibility
of a quiet and a meek
spirit, which is rich in the
sight of God.
5 For after this manner
heretofore the holy women
also who trusted in God, adorned
themselves, being in
subjection to their own husbands.
6 As Sara obeyed Abraham,
calling him lord: whose
daughters you are, doing well,
and not fearing any disturbance.
7 Ye husbands likewise
dwelling with them according
to knowledge, giving honour to
the woman as to the weaker
vessel, and as to the coheirs
of the grace of life: that your
prayers be not hindered.
8 And finally be ye all of
one mind, having compassion
one of another, being lovers
of the brotherhood, merciful,
modest, humble:
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9 Not rendering evil for
evil, nor railing for railing,
but contrariwise, blessing: for
unto this are you called, that
you may inherit a blessing.
10 For he that will love
life, and see good days, let
him refrain his tongue from
evil, and his lips that they
speak no guile.
11 Let him decline from
evil, and do good: let him
seek after peace, and follow it:
12 Because the eyes of the
Lord are upon the just, and his
ears unto their prayers: but
the countenance of the Lord
against them that do evil things.
13 And who is he that can
hurt you, if you be zealous of
good?
14 But if also you suffer
any thing for justice sake,
blessed are ye. And be not
afraid of their terrour, and be
not troubled,
15 But sanctify the Lord
Christ in your hearts, being
ready always to satisfy every
one that asketh you a reason
of that hope which is in you.
16 But with modesty and
fear, having a good conscience:
that whereas they
speak evil of you, they may be
ashamed who falsly accuse your
good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better doing
well (if such be the will of
God) to suffer, than doing
ill.
18 Because Christ also died
once for our sins, the just for
the unjust, that he might offer
us to God, being put to
death indeed in the flesh, but
brought to life by the spirit.
19 In which also he came
and preached to those note spirits
that were in prison:
20 Which had been sometime
incredulous, when they
waited for the patience of God
in the days of Noe, when the
ark was a building: wherein
a few, that is, eight souls were
saved by water.
21 noteWhereunto baptism
being of the like form, now
saveth you also: note not the
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putting away of the filth of
the flesh, but the examination
of a good conscience towards
God by the resurrection of
Jesus Christ,
22 Who is on the right
hand of God, swallowing
down death, that we might
be made heirs of life everlasting:
being gone into heaven,
the angels and powers and
virtues being made subject to
him.
Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
