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。
彼得前書 3
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
夫妻之道
3 1-2 照樣，作妻子的要順服丈夫。這樣，即使丈夫不信從真道，也會因為看見妻子貞潔和敬虔的品行而被無聲地感化。 3 你們不要注重外表的妝飾，像編頭髮、戴金飾或穿華麗的衣服， 4 要以溫柔、嫺靜這些永不褪色的內在美為妝飾，這是上帝所看重的。 5 從前那些仰賴上帝的聖潔婦女，都是以這些來妝飾自己，並順服自己的丈夫， 6 正如撒拉順服亞伯拉罕，稱他為主人。所以，如果你們做對的事，不怕恐嚇，就是撒拉的女兒。
7 你們作丈夫的也一樣，要按情理[a]與妻子共同生活，因為她們比你們軟弱。要敬重她們，因為她們和你們一同承受上帝施恩賜下的生命。這樣，你們的禱告就可以暢通無阻了。
要為義受苦
8 總而言之，你們要同心合意，互相關懷，彼此相愛，仁慈謙虛。 9 不要以惡報惡，以辱駡還辱駡，反要祝福對方，這是你們蒙召的目的，好叫你們得到祝福。 10 因為聖經上說：
「若有人熱愛生命，
渴望幸福，
就要舌頭不出惡言，
嘴唇不說詭詐的話。
11 要棄惡行善，竭力追求和睦。
12 因為主的眼睛看顧義人，
祂的耳朵垂聽他們的祈求。
但主必嚴懲作惡之人。」
13 如果你們熱心行善，有誰會害你們呢？ 14 就算你們為義受苦，也是有福的。不要害怕別人的恐嚇[b]，也不要驚慌， 15 要心裡尊基督為主。如果有人問起你們心中的盼望，你們要隨時準備答覆， 16 但態度要溫和恭敬，存無愧的良心。這樣，那些對你們因信基督而有的好品行妄加誣衊的人會自覺羞愧。 17 如果上帝的旨意是要你們因行善而受苦，這也總比你們因作惡而受苦強。
18 因為基督也曾一次為罪受苦，以無罪之身代替不義之人，為要領你們到上帝面前。祂的肉體雖被處死，但祂藉著聖靈復活了。 19 祂還藉著聖靈向那些監獄中的靈魂傳道， 20 他們就是從前在挪亞造方舟、上帝耐心等候人們悔改的時代中那些不肯信的人。當時進入方舟，從洪水中得救的人很少，只有八個人。 21 這水代表的洗禮現在藉著耶穌基督的復活也拯救了你們。這洗禮要表明的不是除掉肉體的污穢，而是求在上帝面前有無愧的良心。 22 基督已經升到天上，坐在上帝的右邊，眾天使、掌權的、有能力的都服從了祂。
1 Peter 3
Lexham English Bible
Wives and Husbands
3 In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives, 2 when they[a] see your respectful, pure conduct. 3 Let your[b] adornment not be the external kind, braiding hair and putting on gold jewelry or putting on fine clothing, 4 but the hidden person of the heart, with the imperishable quality of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is highly valuable in the sight of God. 5 For in the same way formerly the holy women also, who hoped in God, used to adorn themselves by[c] being subject to their own husbands, 6 like Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you have become when you[d] do good and are not frightened with respect to any terror.
7 Husbands, in the same way live with your wives knowledgeably[e], as with the weaker female vessel, showing them honor as fellow heirs also of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Called to Inherit a Blessing
8 And finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble, 9 not repaying evil for evil or insult for insult, but on the other hand blessing others, because for this reason you were called, so that you could inherit a blessing. 10 For
“The one who wants to love life
and see good days
must keep his[f] tongue from evil
and his lips must not speak deceit.
11 And he must turn away from evil and do good;
he must seek peace and pursue it.
12 For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous,
and his ears are open to their prayer.
But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.[g]
Suffer for Doing What is Good
13 And who is the one who will harm you if you are a zealous adherent for what is good? 14 But even if you might suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are blessed. And do not be afraid of their intimidation or be disturbed,[h] 15 but set Christ apart as Lord in your hearts, always ready to make a defense to anyone who asks you for an accounting concerning the hope that is in you. 16 But do so with courtesy and respect, having a good conscience, so that in the things in which you are slandered, the ones who malign your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame. 17 For it is better to suffer for doing good, if God wills it[i], than for doing evil.
18 For Christ also suffered once for sins,
the just for the unjust,
in order that he could bring you to God,
being put to death in the flesh,
but made alive in the spirit,
19 in which also he went and proclaimed to the spirits in prison,
20 who were formerly disobedient, when the patience of God waited in the days of Noah, while[j] an ark was being constructed, in which a few—that is, eight souls—were rescued through water. 21 And[k] also, corresponding to this, baptism now saves you, not the removal of dirt from the flesh, but an appeal to God for a good conscience through the resurrection of Jesus Christ, 22 who is at the right hand of God, having gone into heaven, with angels and authorities and powers having been subjected to him.
Footnotes
- 1 Peter 3:2 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“see”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Peter 3:3 Literally “of whom,” referring to the wives
- 1 Peter 3:5 Here “by” is supplied as a component of the participle (“being subject”) which is understood as means
- 1 Peter 3:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“do good”) which is understood as temporal
- 1 Peter 3:7 Literally “according to knowledge”
- 1 Peter 3:10 Literally “the”; the Greek article is used here as a possessive pronoun
- 1 Peter 3:12 Verses 10–12 are a quotation from Ps 34:12–16
- 1 Peter 3:14 The second half of this verse contains a quotation from Isa 8:12
- 1 Peter 3:17 Literally “if the will of God wills”
- 1 Peter 3:20 Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“was being constructed”)
- 1 Peter 3:21 Literally “which”
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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