彼得前书 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Simplified)
夫妻之道
3 1-2 照样,做妻子的要顺服丈夫。这样,即使丈夫不信从真道,也会因为看见妻子贞洁和敬虔的品行而被无声地感化。 3 你们不要注重外表的妆饰,像编头发、戴金饰或穿华丽的衣服, 4 要以温柔、娴静这些永不褪色的内在美为妆饰,这是上帝所看重的。 5 从前那些仰赖上帝的圣洁妇女,都是以这些来妆饰自己,并顺服自己的丈夫, 6 正如撒拉顺服亚伯拉罕,称他为主人。所以,如果你们做对的事,不怕恐吓,就是撒拉的女儿。
7 你们做丈夫的也一样,要按情理[a]与妻子共同生活,因为她们比你们软弱。要敬重她们,因为她们和你们一同承受上帝施恩赐下的生命。这样,你们的祷告就可以畅通无阻了。
要为义受苦
8 总而言之,你们要同心合意,互相关怀,彼此相爱,仁慈谦虚。 9 不要以恶报恶,以辱骂还辱骂,反要祝福对方,这是你们蒙召的目的,好叫你们得到祝福。 10 因为圣经上说:
“若有人热爱生命,
渴望幸福,
就要舌头不出恶言,
嘴唇不说诡诈的话。
11 要弃恶行善,竭力追求和睦。
12 因为主的眼睛看顾义人,
祂的耳朵垂听他们的祈求。
但主必严惩作恶之人。”
13 如果你们热心行善,有谁会害你们呢? 14 就算你们为义受苦,也是有福的。不要害怕别人的恐吓[b],也不要惊慌, 15 要心里尊基督为主。如果有人问起你们心中的盼望,你们要随时准备答复, 16 但态度要温和恭敬,存无愧的良心。这样,那些对你们因信基督而有的好品行妄加诬蔑的人会自觉羞愧。 17 如果上帝的旨意是要你们因行善而受苦,这也总比你们因作恶而受苦强。
18 因为基督也曾一次为罪受苦,以无罪之身代替不义之人,为要领你们到上帝面前。祂的肉体虽被处死,但祂借着圣灵复活了。 19 祂还借着圣灵向那些监狱中的灵魂传道, 20 他们就是从前在挪亚造方舟、上帝耐心等候人们悔改的时代中那些不肯信的人。当时进入方舟,从洪水中得救的人很少,只有八个人。 21 这水代表的洗礼现在借着耶稣基督的复活也拯救了你们。这洗礼要表明的不是除掉肉体的污秽,而是求在上帝面前有无愧的良心。 22 基督已经升到天上,坐在上帝的右边,众天使、掌权的、有能力的都服从了祂。
1 Pietro 3
La Nuova Diodati
3 Similmente voi, mogli, siate sottomesse ai vostri mariti affinché, anche se ve ne sono alcuni che non ubbidiscono alla parola, siano guadagnati senza parola dalla condotta delle loro mogli,
2 quando vedranno la vostra casta condotta accompagnata da timore.
3 Il vostro ornamento non sia quello esteriore: intrecciare i capelli, portare i gioielli d'oro o indossare belle vesti
4 ma l'essere nascosto nel cuore con un'incorrotta purezza di uno spirito dolce e pacifico, che è di grande valore davanti a Dio.
5 Cosí infatti si adornavano una volta le sante donne che speravano in Dio, stando sottomesse ai loro mariti
6 come Sara che ubbidiva ad Abrahamo, chiamandolo signore, di essa voi siete divenute figlie, se fate il bene e non vi lasciate prendere da alcun spavento.
7 Similmente voi, mariti, vivete con le vostre mogli con la comprensione dovuta alla donna, come al vaso piú debole, e onoratele perché sono coeredi con voi della grazia della vita, affinché le vostre preghiere non siano impedite.
8 Infine siate tutti di una sola mente, compassionevoli, pieni di amor fraterno, misericordiosi e benevoli,
9 non rendendo male per male od oltraggio per oltraggio ma, al contrario, benedite, sapendo che a questo siete stati chiamati, affinché ereditiate la benedizione.
10 Infatti «chi vuole amare la vita e vedere dei buoni giorni, trattenga la sua bocca dal male e le sue labbra dal parlare con inganno;
11 si ritragga dal male e faccia il bene, cerchi la pace e la persegua,
12 perché gli occhi del Signore sono sui giusti e i suoi orecchi sono attenti alla loro preghiera, ma la faccia del Signore è contro quelli che fanno il male».
13 E chi vi farà del male, se voi seguite il bene?
14 Ma, anche se doveste soffrire per la giustizia, beati voi! «Or non abbiate di loro alcun timore e non vi turbate»,
15 anzi santificate il Signore Dio nei vostri cuori e siate sempre pronti a rispondere a vostra difesa a chiunque vi domandi spiegazione della speranza che è in voi con mansuetudine e timore,
16 avendo una buona coscienza affinché, quando vi accusano di essere dei malfattori, vengano svergognati coloro che calunniano la vostra buona condotta in Cristo.
17 E' meglio infatti, se tale è la volontà di Dio, soffrire facendo il bene piuttosto che facendo il male
18 perché anche Cristo ha sofferto una volta per i peccati, il giusto per gl'ingiusti, per condurci a Dio. Fu messo a morte nella carne, ma vivificato dallo Spirito,
19 nel quale egli andò anche a predicare agli spiriti che erano in carcere,
20 che un tempo furono ribelli, quando la pazienza di Dio aspettava ai giorni di Noé mentre si fabbricava l'arca, nella quale poche persone, otto in tutto, furono salvate attraverso l'acqua,
21 la quale è figura del battesimo (non la rimozione di sporcizia della carne, ma la richiesta di buona coscienza presso Dio), che ora salva anche noi mediante la risurrezione di Gesú Cristo,
22 il quale è andato in cielo ed è alla destra di Dio, dove gli sono sottoposti angeli, potestà e potenze.
1 Peter 3
New International Version
3 Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives, 2 when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. 3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(D) 4 Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(E) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(F) 5 For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God(G) used to adorn themselves.(H) They submitted themselves to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord.(I) You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.
7 Husbands,(J) in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Suffering for Doing Good
8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded,(K) be sympathetic, love one another,(L) be compassionate and humble.(M) 9 Do not repay evil with evil(N) or insult with insult.(O) On the contrary, repay evil with blessing,(P) because to this(Q) you were called(R) so that you may inherit a blessing.(S) 10 For,
“Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
11 They must turn from evil and do good;
they must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
and his ears are attentive to their prayer,
but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”[a](T)
13 Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?(U) 14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed.(V) “Do not fear their threats[b]; do not be frightened.”[c](W) 15 But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer(X) to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope(Y) that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect, 16 keeping a clear conscience,(Z) so that those who speak maliciously against your good behavior in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.(AA) 17 For it is better, if it is God’s will,(AB) to suffer for doing good(AC) than for doing evil. 18 For Christ also suffered once(AD) for sins,(AE) the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God.(AF) He was put to death in the body(AG) but made alive in the Spirit.(AH) 19 After being made alive,[d] he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits(AI)— 20 to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently(AJ) in the days of Noah while the ark was being built.(AK) In it only a few people, eight in all,(AL) were saved(AM) through water, 21 and this water symbolizes baptism that now saves you(AN) also—not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience(AO) toward God.[e] It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,(AP) 22 who has gone into heaven(AQ) and is at God’s right hand(AR)—with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.(AS)
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 3:12 Psalm 34:12-16
- 1 Peter 3:14 Or fear what they fear
- 1 Peter 3:14 Isaiah 8:12
- 1 Peter 3:19 Or but made alive in the spirit, 19 in which also
- 1 Peter 3:21 Or but an appeal to God for a clear conscience
1 Peter 3
King James Version
3 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
4 But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should 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 eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
13 And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
17 For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
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