Don't Return Evil for Evil & Insults for Insults to You |
1 Peter 3:1-22 The 1st Epistle of Peter [in Smaller Chunks] |
[Similarly,] you wives, [are to] be in subjection, [a.k.a. yield to the authority of,] your own husbands; [so] that, if any [husbands] [don't] obey the Word [of God, that] [those] [husbands, who are] without the Word [of God,] may be won by the conversation, [a.k.a. guidance,] of the wives; while they [observe] your chaste, [a.k.a. morally pure,] conversation, coupled with fear, [a.k.a. respect.] |
Whose adorning, [a.k.a. beauty, isn't] [to] be that outward [beauty,] of [braiding] hair; wearing gold; or putting on [clothes.] But let [beauty] be [those things] that [aren't] corruptible, hidden [within] the heart of man. Even the [ornaments] of: a meek, [a.k.a. humble,] & quiet spirit, which in the sight of God, is of great [value.] |
For in [ancient times,] the holy women, who trusted in God, also [did] [according to] this, & adorned themselves, being [under the authority] to their own husbands. Even [like Sarah] obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: [of] whose, [a.k.a. Abraham's,] daughters you are, as long as you do well, & aren't afraid with any [terror.] [Genesis 18:12-14 Therefore, Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I [have grown] old, shall I have pleasure, my lord, [a.k.a. Abraham,] being old, [as well?] And the Lord said to Abraham, [Why] did Sarah laugh, saying, Shall I, [who] am old, [certainly] bear a child? Is anything too hard for the Lord? At the appointed time, I will return to you, according to the time of life, & Sarah shall have a son.] |
[Also, so] that your prayers [aren't] hindered, you husbands, dwell, [a.k.a. live,] with them, [a.k.a. your wives, wisely,] giving [honor] to the wife, [like] to the weaker vessel, as together being heirs of the grace of [Eternal] Life. [John 3:15-17 That [whoever believes] in Him should not perish, but have Eternal Life. For God so loved the world, that He gave His Only Begotten Son, [so] that, [whoever believes] in Him should not perish, but have Everlasting Life. For God [didn't send] His Son into the world to condemn the world, but that the world might be saved through Him.] |
Finally, all you be of one mind, [a.k.a. like-minded,] having: compassion [for] one another; love [each other] [like] brethren; be pitiful, [a.k.a. merciful;] & be courteous. [Don't repay] evil for evil [done to you,] or [insults] for [insults] [to you,] but [instead] [repay these with] [blessings;] knowing that you are called [to do this, so] that you should inherit a blessing. [Matthew 5:44-46 But I say to you, Love your enemies, & bless [those, who] curse you. Do good to [those, who] hate you, & pray for [those, who spitefully] use you, & persecute you. [So] that, you may be the children of your Father, [Who] is in heaven. For He [makes] His sun to rise on the evil & on the good, & [sends] rain on the just & on the unjust. For if you love [those, who] love you, what reward [do] you have? Don't even the publicans, [a.k.a. tax collectors,] [do] [the same?] |
Let him refrain his tongue from [saying what is:] evil, & his lips [from speaking deceitfully,] for he will love life, & see good days. Let him eschew, [a.k.a. turn away from,] evil, & do good. Let him seek peace, & [pursue] it. |
For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous. And His ears are open to their prayers. But the face of the Lord is against [those, who] do evil. [Acts 3:19 Therefore, you repent, & be converted, [so] that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord. *And He shall send Jesus Christ, [Who] was preached to you previously.] |
And who is he, [who] will harm you, if you [are] followers of [the Lord God, Who] is good? But if you suffer for [the] sake [of the] [righteous,] you are happy. And [don't] be afraid of their terror, & [don't] be troubled. [James 1:12 Blessed is the man, [who endures] temptation. For when he is tried, [a.k.a. tested,] he shall receive the Crown of Life, which the Lord [has] promised to [those, who] love Him.] |
But [within] your hearts, sanctify the Lord God: & always be ready to give an answer [about the Lord God,] with meekness, [a.k.a. humility,] & fear, [a.k.a. respect,] to every man, [who asks] you [about] a reason [for] hope. [Titus 3:6-7 Which [the Lord God] shed, [a.k.a poured out,] on us abundantly through Jesus Christ our [Savior; so] that, being justified by His grace, we should be made heirs, according to the hope of Eternal Life.] |
[Have] a good conscience; [so] that, [since] they speak evil of you, [like] [they speak of those, who] [do evil, so those, who] falsely accuse your good conversation [about] Christ, may be ashamed. For it is better, if the will of God [is] [done] so that you suffer for doing [good, instead of] for doing [what is:] evil. |
For Christ [has] also suffered once for [our] sins, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened, [a.k.a. made alive, through] the [Holy] Spirit, for the just, & the unjust, [so] that He might bring us to God. By [Holy Spirit, Christ,] also went and preached to the spirits [of those] in prison. [Isaiah 61:1 *The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me; because the Lord [has] anointed Me to preach good tidings, [a.k.a. good news,] to the meek, [a.k.a. humble.] He [has] sent Me to bind, [a.k.a. bandage,] up the broken-hearted; to proclaim liberty, [a.k.a. freedom,] to the captives; & the opening of the prison, to [those, who] are bound, [a.k.a. in chains.] |
[Sometimes] [these people] were disobedient. [Genesis 6:5-8 And God saw the wickedness of man was great [on] the earth, & every imagination of his [heart's] thoughts [were] continually only evil. And it [saddened] the Lord that He had made man on the earth, & it grieved [God's] heart. And the Lord said, I will destroy man, whom I've created from the [surface] of the earth. Both: man; [animals;] creeping [things; & birds] of the air; for it [sorrows] Me, that I have made them. But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord.] |
Once, when God, long-suffering, [a.k.a. endured,] & waited, [during] the days of Noah, while the ark was [being] [prepared, in which] few, that is 8 souls were saved by water. [Genesis 7:23-24 And every living substance upon the [surface] of the ground was destroyed, both: man; [animals;] creeping things, & [birds] of the [heavens;] & they were destroyed from the earth. And only Noah remained alive, & [those, who] were with him in the ark. And the waters prevailed 150 days upon the earth.] |
Like, [symbolically] the [water used,] even [in] baptism, also now [saves] us, (not [by] [cleansing] away the filth of the flesh, [a.k.a. skin,] but the [baptismal water is] the answer [for cleansing us from the sins of the worldly flesh, providing] a good conscience toward God,) [through] the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. [Acts 16:30-33 And [the prison guard] brought them out, & said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe [in] the Lord Jesus Christ, & you & your [household shall] be saved. And they [spoke] the Word of the Lord to him, & to all, [who] were his house. And [the guard] took them the same hour of the night, & washed their stripes, [a.k.a. whip marks,] & he & all his [household,] were baptized [right away.] |
Christ,] Who [has] gone into heaven, & is on the right hand of God, & angels; authorities; & powers [are] made subject to Him, [a.k.a. they are under Jesus Christ's governing power.] [Ephesians 1:20-22 Which [God worked through] Christ, when He raised [Christ] from the dead, & [put] Him on His Own right hand in the heavenly places, far above all principality, power, [strength,] & dominion, & every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come. And [has] put all things under [Christ's] feet, & gave Him to be the head over all things [for] the church.] |
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