1 Peter 3 – NIRV & CRO

New International Reader’s Version

1 Peter 3:1-22

1Wives, follow the lead of your own husbands. Suppose some of them don’t believe God’s word. Then let them be won to Christ without words by seeing how their wives behave. 2Let them see how pure you are. Let them see that your lives are full of respect for God. 3Fancy hairstyles don’t make you beautiful. Wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes doesn’t make you beautiful. 4Instead, your beauty comes from inside you. It is the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Beauty like this doesn’t fade away. God places great value on it. 5This is how the holy women of the past used to make themselves beautiful. They put their hope in God. And they followed the lead of their own husbands. 6Sarah was like that. She obeyed Abraham. She called him her master. Do you want to be like her? Then do what is right. And don’t give in to fear.

7Husbands, consider the needs of your wives. They are weaker than you. So treat them with respect. Honor them as those who will share with you the gracious gift of life. Then nothing will stand in the way of your prayers.

Suffering for Doing Good

8Finally, I want all of you to agree with one another. Be understanding. Love one another. Be kind and tender. Be humble. 9Don’t pay back evil with evil. Don’t pay back unkind words with unkind words. Instead, pay back evil with kind words. This is what you have been chosen to do. You will receive a blessing by doing this. 10Scripture says,

“Suppose someone wants to love life

and see good days.

Then they must keep their tongues from speaking evil.

They must keep their lips from telling lies.

11They must turn away from evil and do good.

They must look for peace and go after it.

12The Lord’s eyes look on godly people, and he blesses them.

His ears are open to their prayers.

But the Lord doesn’t bless those who do evil.” (Psalm 34:12–16)

13Who is going to hurt you if you really want to do good? 14But suppose you do suffer for doing what is right. Even then you will be blessed. Scripture says, “Don’t fear what others say they will do to hurt you. Don’t be afraid.” (Isaiah 8:12) 15But make sure that in your hearts you honor Christ as Lord. Always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks you about the hope you have. Be ready to give the reason for it. But do it gently and with respect. 16Live so that you don’t have to feel you’ve done anything wrong. Some people may say evil things about your good conduct as believers in Christ. If they do, they will be put to shame for speaking like this about you. 17God may want you to suffer for doing good. That’s better than suffering for doing evil. 18Christ also suffered once for sins. The one who did what is right suffered for those who don’t do right. He suffered to bring you to God. His body was put to death. But the Holy Spirit brought him back to life. 19After that, Christ went and made an announcement to the spirits in prison. 20Long ago these spirits did not obey. That was when God was patient while Noah was building the ark. And only a few people went into the ark. In fact, there were only eight. Those eight people were saved through water. 21The water of the flood is a picture. It is a picture of the baptism that now saves you too. This baptism has nothing to do with removing dirt from your body. Instead, it promises God that you will keep a clear sense of right and wrong. This baptism saves you by the same power that raised Jesus Christ from the dead. 22He has gone into heaven. He is at God’s right hand. Angels, authorities and powers are under his control.

Knijga O Kristu

1 Petrova 3:1-22

Upute ženama

1I vi se, žene, pokoravajte svojim muževima, čak i ako vam muž ne prihvaća Radosnu vijest. Vaš će ih pobožan život pridobiti snažnije od riječi 2kad vide vaše čisto, pobožno ponašanje.

3Ne kitite se upadljivim frizurama, zlatnim nakitom ni skupom odjećom. 4Budite lijepe iznutra, neprolaznom ljepotom, blagoga i smirenog duha. To je dragocjeno u Božjim očima. 5Time su se nekoć kitile svete žene. Pouzdavale su se u Boga i pokoravale se svojim muževima. 6I Sara se pokorila Abrahamu i nazvala ga svojim gospodarom. Njezine ste kćeri činite li dobro ne bojeći se nikakva zastrašivanja.

Upute muževima

7Muževi, budite obzirni prema svojim ženama kao prema slabijem spolu. Iskazujte im poštovanje kao subaštinicama Božje milosti i vječnoga života jer vam inače molitve neće biti uslišane.

Trpljenje zbog dobra

8I na koncu, budite svi jednodušni, puni suosjećanja, bratske ljubavi, milosrđa i poniznosti. 9Ne uzvraćajte zlo za zlo i ne vraćajte uvredu za uvredu. Umjesto toga blagoslivljajte, jer ste na to pozvani, da baštinite blagoslov od Boga!

10“Tko želi uživati u životu

i doživjeti sretne dane,

neka suspregne svoj jezik od zla,

a usne da ne govore laži!

11Neka se kloni zla i neka čini dobro.

Neka se trsi živjeti u miru s drugima:

12jer oči Gospodnje bdiju nad pravednicima,

i uši mu spremno slušaju njihove molbe,

ali Gospodin okreće svoje lice

od onih koji čine zlo.”3:10-12 Psalam 34:13-17.

13Tko će vam nauditi ako se trudite činiti dobro? 14Ali ako i trpite zbog toga što činite dobro, blago vama! Bog će vas za to nagraditi. Zato se ne dajte zastrašiti ni smesti. 15Morate, naprotiv, štovati Krista kao Gospodara svojeg života. Upita li vas tko zašto vjerujete i u što se nadate, budite spremni odgovoriti, 16ali obzirno i s dužnim poštovanjem. Neka vam savjest bude čista, da se oni koji o vama zlo govore postide kad vidite kakvim uzornim životom u Kristu živite. 17Jer ako je već Božja volja da patite, bolje je da trpite zato što ste činili dobro, nego zato što ste činili zlo. 18Doista i Krist je jednom umro zbog grijeha, pravedan za nepravedne, da nas privede k Bogu. Iako mu je tijelo bilo mrtvo, Duh ga je oživio. 19I u njemu je posjetio duhove u tamnici i propovijedao im, 20i to onima koji su u Noino doba bili nepokorni Bogu iako ih je Bog strpljivo čekao dok je Noa gradio lađu. Samo je osmero ljudi spašeno od smrti u potopu.3:20 U grčkome: Spašeno vodom. 21Slika je to krštenja, koje vas spašava silom uskrsnuća Isusa Krista. Krštenje nije pranje tjelesne nečistoće. Ono je Bogu upućena molitva za dobru savjest.

22A Krist je uzišao na nebo i sjedi zdesna Bogu pošto su mu se pokorili svi anđeli, sve vlasti i sile.