The Time of the End

12 “Now at that time ^(A)Michael, the great prince who stands guard over the sons of your people, will arise. And there will be a ^(B)time of distress ^(C)such as never occurred since there was a nation until that time; and at that time your people, everyone who is found written in the ^(D)book, will be rescued. ^2 (E)Many of those who sleep in the dust of the ground will awake, ^(F)these to everlasting life, but the others to disgrace and everlasting ^[a]contempt. ^3 [b]Those who have ^(G)insight will ^(H)shine brightly like the brightness of the ^[c]expanse of heaven, and those who ^(I)lead the many to righteousness, like the stars forever and ever. ⁴ But as for you, Daniel, ^(J)conceal these words and ^(K)seal up the book until the ^(L)end of time; ^(M)many will go back and forth, and knowledge will increase.”

⁵ Then I, Daniel, looked and behold, two others were standing, one on this bank of the river and the other on that bank of the river. ⁶ And ^(N)one said to the man ^(O)dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, “^(P)How long will it be until the end of these wonders?” ⁷ I heard the man dressed in linen, who was above the waters of the river, ^[d]as he ^(Q)raised his right hand and his left toward heaven, and swore by ^(R)Him who lives forever that it would be for a ^[e](S)time, ^[f]times, and half a ^[g]time; and as soon as ^[h]they finish ^(T)shattering the ^[i]power of the holy people, all these events will be completed. ⁸ As for me, I heard but could not understand; so I said, “My lord, what will be the ^[j]outcome of these events?” ⁹ He said, “Go your way, Daniel, for these words are concealed and ^(U)sealed up until the end time. ^10 (V)Many will be purged, ^[k]purified and refined, but the ^(W)wicked will act wickedly; and none of the wicked will understand, but ^[l]those who ^(X)have insight will understand. ¹¹ From the time that the regular sacrifice is abolished and the ^[m](Y)abomination of desolation is set up, there will be 1,290 days. ¹² How ^(Z)blessed is he who keeps waiting and attains to the ^(AA)1,335 days! ¹³ But as for you, go your way to the ^[n]end; then you will enter into ^(AB)rest and rise again for your ^(AC)allotted portion at the end of the ^[o]age.”

Godly Living

3 ^(A)In the same way, you wives, ^(B)be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be ^(C)won without a word by the behavior of their wives, ² as they observe your chaste and ^[a]respectful behavior. ^3 (D)Your adornment must not be merely external—braiding the hair, and wearing gold jewelry, or putting on dresses; ⁴ but let it be ^(E)the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in the sight of God. ⁵ For in this way in former times the holy women also, ^(F)who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves, being submissive to their own husbands; ⁶ just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, ^(G)calling him lord, and you have become her children if you do what is right ^[b](H)without being frightened by any fear.

^7 (I)You husbands in the same way, live with your wives in an understanding way, as with ^[c](J)someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

^8 [d]To sum up, ^(K)all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, ^(L)brotherly, ^(M)kindhearted, and ^(N)humble in spirit; ^9 (O)not returning evil for evil or ^(P)insult for insult, but ^[e]giving a ^(Q)blessing instead; for ^(R)you were called for the very purpose that you might ^(S)inherit a blessing. ¹⁰ For,

^13 (W)Who is ^[f]there to harm you if you prove zealous for what is good? ¹⁴ But even if you should ^(X)suffer for the sake of righteousness, ^(Y)you ^[g]are blessed. ^(Z)And do not fear their ^[h]intimidation, and do not be troubled, ¹⁵ but ^[i]sanctify ^(AA)Christ as Lord in your hearts, always being ready ^(AB)to make a ^[j]defense to everyone who asks you to give an account for the ^(AC)hope that is in you, yet ^(AD)with gentleness and ^[k](AE)reverence; ^16 [l]and keep a ^(AF)good conscience so that in the thing in which ^(AG)you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ will be put to shame. ¹⁷ For ^(AH)it is better, ^(AI)if ^[m]God should will it so, that you suffer for doing what is right rather than for doing what is wrong. ¹⁸ For ^(AJ)Christ also died for sins ^(AK)once for all, the just for the unjust, so that He might ^(AL)bring us to God, having been put to death ^(AM)in the flesh, but made alive ^(AN)in the ^[n]spirit; ¹⁹ in ^[o]which also He went and made proclamation to the spirits now in prison, ²⁰ who once were disobedient, when the ^(AO)patience of God ^(AP)kept waiting in the days of Noah, during the construction of ^(AQ)the ark, in which a few, that is, ^(AR)eight ^(AS)persons, were brought safely through the ^[p]water. ^21 (AT)Corresponding to that, baptism now saves you—^(AU)not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God ^[q]for a ^(AV)good conscience—through ^(AW)the resurrection of Jesus Christ, ^22 (AX)who is at the right hand of God, ^(AY)having gone into heaven, ^(AZ)after angels and authorities and powers had been subjected to Him.