¹⁵ but ^(A)in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, ^(B)always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and ^(C)respect,

¹⁵ but ^(A)in your hearts honor Christ the Lord as holy, ^(B)always being prepared to make a defense to anyone who asks you for a reason for the hope that is in you; yet do it with gentleness and ^(C)respect, ^16 (D)having a good conscience, so that, ^(E)when you are slandered, those who revile your good behavior in Christ may be put to shame. ¹⁷ For ^(F)it is better to suffer for doing good, if that should be God's will, than for doing evil.

¹⁸ For Christ also ^(G)suffered^{[a] (H)}once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, ^(I)that he might bring us to God, being put to death ^(J)in the flesh but made alive ^(K)in the spirit,