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So you also, wives, be subject to your own husbands, that them who have not obeyed the word, by your comely manners without labour you may win, |
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So also ye wives, be ye subject to your husbands; that, by your pleasing behavior, ye may gain over, without difficulty, those who obey not the word, |
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while they see that with reverence and with chastity you conduct yourselves. |
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when they see, that ye conduct yourselves with reverence and chastity. |
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Neither be adorned with outward adornings of the entwinement of your hair, or necklaces of gold, or of excelling vestments, |
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And adorn not yourselves with the external ornaments of curls of the hair, or of golden trinkets, or of costly garments. |
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but adorn yourselves in the hidden man of the heart, with the spirit of gentleness which perisheth not, the ornament of excellence before Aloha. |
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But adorn yourselves in the hidden person of the heart, with a mild and uncorrupted spirit, an ornament that is precious before God. |
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For so also of old the holy women who confided in Aloha adorned themselves, and were subject to their husbands, |
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For so also the holy women of old, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, and were subject to their husbands: |
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even as Sara was subject to Abraham, and called him My Lord: of her be you the daughters in good works, not being perturbed by any fear. |
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just as Sarah was subject to Abraham, and called him, My lord: whose daughters ye are, by good works, while ye are not terrified by any fear. |
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AND you, men, dwell likewise with your wives with knowledge, and as feeble vessels in honour hold them; for they also with you inherit the gift of the life of eternity; that you be not hindered in your prayers. |
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And ye husbands, likewise, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, and hold them in honor, as the feebler vessels; because they also will inherit with you the gift of eternal life: and let not your prayers be hindered. |
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But, finally be all unanimous, and suffer with those who suffer, and love one another, and be merciful and gentle; |
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The summing up, is, that ye all be in harmony, that ye be sympathetic with them who suffer, and affectionate one to another, and be merciful and kind. |
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and let no man render evil for evil, nor invective for invective, but, that which is contrary to them, bless: for unto this are you called, that the blessing you may inherit. |
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And that ye recompense to no one evil for evil, neither railing for railing; but, in contrariety to these, that ye bless: for to this were ye called, that ye might inherit a blessing. |
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Who then willeth life, And loveth good days to see? Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak not guile. |
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Therefore, whoever chooseth life, and desireth to see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile; |
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Let him depart from evil and do good, And seek peace and run after it. |
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let him turn away from evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and follow after it. |
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For the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, And his ears, to hear them; And the face of the Lord is against the wicked. |
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Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and his ears [ready] to hear them: but the face of the Lord is against the wicked. |
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And who (is he) who will do you evil if you be emulous of good (actions)? |
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And who will do you harm, if ye are zealous of good works? |
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And (yet) if you suffer for the sake of righteousness, you are happy. And you will not fear them who would make you afraid, nor be shaken. |
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But if it should occur, that ye suffer on account of righteousness, happy are ye. And be not terrified, by those who would terrify you, nor be agitated: |
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But sanctify in your hearts the Lord Meshiha. AND be prepared to make defence to every one who shall seek of you speech concerning the hope of the faith, |
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but sanctify the Lord the Messiah, in your hearts. And be ye ready for a vindication, before every one who demandeth of you an account of the hope of your faith, |
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with meekness and with seriousness, while you have a good conscience; that as they speak against you as against evil men, they may be made ashamed who have traduced your good conversations in the Meshiha. |
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in meekness and respect, as having a good conscience; so that they who speak against you as bad men, may be ashamed, for having calumniated your good conduct in the Messiah. |
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For it helpeth you (if) while doing goodly works you have to sustain evil, if so it be the will of Aloha, and not while working evils. |
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For it is profitable to you, that ye suffer evil while ye do good deeds, if this should be the pleasure of God; and not, while ye do evil deeds. |
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Because the Meshiha also once died on account of sins, the just on account of sinners, that he might bring us unto Aloha. And dead in the body and alive in the Spirit, |
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For the Messiah also once died for our sins, the righteous for sinners; that he might bring you to God. And he died in body, but lived in spirit. |
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he preached unto those souls who were held in sheul, |
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And he preached to those souls, which were detained in Hades, |
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those who before were disobedient in the days of Nûch; while the long-suffering of Aloha commanded that he should make the ark, upon the hope of their conversion, and eight souls only entered therein, and were saved in the waters. |
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which were formerly disobedient, in the days of Noah, when the long suffering of God commanded an ark to be made, in hope of their repentance; and eight souls only entered into it, and were kept alive in the waters. |
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After which very type also you are saved in baptism, not while you cleanse the body from filth, but while you make confession of Aloha with a pure conscience, and of the resurrection of Jeshu Meshiha; |
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And ye also, by a like figure, are made alive by baptism, (not when ye wash your bodies from filth, but when ye confess God with a pure conscience,) and by the resurrection of Jesus the Messiah; |
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who is exalted unto heaven, and is at the right hand of Aloha, and unto whom are subject angels and authorities and powers. |
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who is taken up to heaven, and is on the right hand of God, and angels, and authorities, and powers, are subject to him. |
