1Peter:3:8-22

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* Finally , [be ] all of one mind , sympathising , full of brotherly love , tender hearted , humble minded ; * not rendering evil for evil , or railing for railing ; but on the contrary , blessing [others ], because ye have been called to this , that ye should inherit blessing . * For he that will love life and see good days , let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile . * And let him avoid evil , and do good ; let him seek peace and pursue it ; * because [the ] eyes of [the ] Lord [are ] on [the ] righteous , and his ears towards their supplications ; but [the ] face of [the ] Lord [is ] against them that do evil . * And who shall injure you if ye have become imitators of that which [is ] good ? * But if also ye should suffer for righteousness ' sake , blessed [are ye ]; but be not afraid of their fear , neither be troubled ; * but sanctify [the ] Lord the Christ in your hearts , and [be ] always prepared to [give ] an answer [to ] every one that asks you to give an account of the hope that [is ] in you , but with meekness and fear ; * having a good conscience , that [as to that ] in which they speak against you as evildoers , they may be ashamed who calumniate your good conversation in Christ . * For [it is ] better , if the will of God should will it , to suffer [as ] well-doers than [as ] evildoers ; * for Christ indeed has once suffered for sins , [the ] just for [the ] unjust , that he might bring us to God ; being put to death in flesh , but made alive in [the ] Spirit , * in which also going he preached to the spirits [which are ] in prison , * heretofore disobedient , when the longsuffering of God waited in [the ] days of Noah while the ark was preparing , into which few , that is , eight souls , were saved through water : * which figure also now saves you , [even ] baptism , not a putting away of [the ] filth of flesh , but [the ] demand as before God of a good conscience , by [the ] resurrection of Jesus Christ , * who is at [the ] right hand of God , gone into heaven , angels and authorities and powers being subjected to him .

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