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1 Dearly =beloved, I_ you as A.D. sti rs and spilgrims, abstain from about 6 efleshly lusts, which war against the and soul ; : 11. Rom.
12 Having your >-conversation ghon-) 12, 13. _6 est among the Gentiles: that, e whereas 515.17. they _speak _against you as Ee okt they_* Pp pe A bei which 12.1 they shall -sbehold, glorify in the aa day of_visitation.
13 -Submit_yourselves »!to_every or- dinance of_man for the Lord’s sake:'g- whether tt be to_the_king, as ssupreme; {‘;
14 Or unto_governors, as +unto_them_
that_are_sent by Him for the punish- ment ,‘of_evildoers, / and for the praise of_them_that_do_well. 145 For so is the will of_-God, that awith_well_doing ye_may_put_to _si- lence the ignorance of_-foolish men > 16 As =free, and not using your Srli- berty for a cloak of_-maliciousness, but as the boservants of_God. _
17 -Honour all men. ‘Love the bro- ihe 'Fear -God. ‘Honour the ‘
ing.
(18 heServants, be ssubject to your : aemasters with all fear; not only to_| 1. the =good and =gentle, but also to_the d=froward.
19 For this is ac thankworthy, if «« a_ man for conscience toward_God endure s =grief, suffering wrongfu 20 For what glory is it, if, ~when_ye_ be_buffeted +for_your_faults, ye_shall_ take_it_patiently ? but if,«when_ye_do_ well, and suffer for it, ye_take_it_pa- tiently, this is acceptable with God.
21 For even hereunto were_ye_called: because Christ also suffered for us,| 1,2 leaving us an wexample, that ye_| sshould_follow His -steps: ~
2“ WHO DID NO SIN,
NEITHER WAS GUILE FOUND IN His “MOUTH?”
3 Who, +when_He_was_reviled, ~re-| viled not again; +when_He_suffered,| Matt. 27, He_-threatened not; but ~commi' Himself to.+Him_that judgeth right- eously :
24 Who His_own_self bare our sins in His own -body on the tree, that we,| +6 h-sbeing _ dead to_+sins, -should _live unto_-righteousness : “By WHOSE t*-STRIPES YE_WERE_ HEALED.”
For ye_cwere “AS SHEEP GOING_ ASTRAY ;” but sare now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of_your ~souls. :
3 LIKEWISE, ye «wives, be +in_sub-|1. jection to_your_own husbands; a , a that, ,«if =any obey_not the word, they_ alsomay, without the word, be_won ‘by the > conversation of_the wives ; x -~While_they_behold your. «chaste
bconyersation coupled with fear.
3 Whose adorning 'let_it not be that outward adorning of_plaiting the hair,| 1°
and of wearing of_=gold, or of_putting_ on of_=apparel ; 4 But let it be the hidden man of_the
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heart, in that_which_is esti = even the ornament of a “meek and quiet spirit, which is in_the_sight of_ of_ great_price. :
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A.D. 5 For after_this_manner /in_the_old_ ibout 60 | time the holy women also, who - trust- 4—64. | edoin-God,~adorned themselves, being_
. }in_subjection unto--their_own hus- bands: 6 Hven as Sara obeyed ~Abraham, calling him “lord:” whose daughters ye_-are, +as_long_as_ye_do_well, and sare not afraid with _ any ‘amaze- ment.
7 Likewise, ye “husbands, +dwell_with them according_to knowledge, giving honour unto_the wife, as unto_the_ weaker vessel, and as being_heirs_to- gether of_the_grace of_life; that your rprayers be not hindered.
8 Winally, be ye all of_one_mind, s hav- ing_compassion_one_of_another, love_ as_brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise +blessing ; “knowing that ye_-are thereunto called, that ye_-should_inherit @ blessing.
10 For “-1HE_THAT WILL LOVE LIFE,
AND SEE GOOD DAYS, *LET_HIM_REFRAIN HIS ‘TONGUE FROM EVIL, AND IIIS LIPS THAT THEY_SPEAK NO GUILE; Il +-LET_HIM_!ESCHEW EVIL, AND *DO GOOD ; *LET_HIM_SEEK PEACE, AND P*EN- SUE it. 2 FoR THE EYES OF_'the_LorD are OVER the =RIGHTEOUS, AND His EARS are open UNTO THEIR st -PRAYERS : But the Face orthe_Lorp is AGAINST +THEM_THAT_DO EVIL.”
13 And who 7s -+the_that will_harm - |you, if ye_-be ‘ followers of_that_-which_ is good ?
1t But and if ye_suffer for righteous- ness’ sake, happy are ye: and
“*BE NOT AFRAID OF_TTNEIR “TERROR, NEITHER *BE_TROUBLED ; 15 Bur -sanctiry / the Lorp -Gop IN YOUR “HEARTS :”
And be ready always to give an answer to_every man -4that asketh you a rea- son cof the hope that_is in you with meekness and fear:
16 Having a good conscience; that, w whereas they_speak_«evil of you, as of evildoers, they _*may _ be _ ashamed -that falsely_accuse your good 2 con- versation in Christ.
VW For it is better, if the will of_-God be_so, that_ye_suffer for well _ doing, than for evil_doing.
for sins, the -just for the =unjust, that He_-might_bring us to_-God, -+being_ put_to_death ,‘in_the_flesh, but -+quick- ened by_the Spirit :
12 By which also He_-went and preached unto_the spirits in prison ;
20 Which sometime were_d disobe- dient, when once the longsuffering of_
awhile the ark was_a_preparing, where- in few, that_is, eight souls were_saved thy water.
1 The «like_figure whereunto even |baptism doth also now save us (not the 33, |putting_away of_the_filth of_the_flesh,
18 For Christ also hath o once suffered |
“God “waited in the days of_ Noah, !
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toward God,) ‘by the resurrection of_ Jesus Christ :
2 Who *sis_gone into heaven, and is on the right_hand of --God ; angels and authorities and powers *+being_made_ subject unto_Him.
FORASMUCH- then _as Christ
-shath_suffered for us in_the_flesh, ‘arm yourselves likewise with_the same mind: for he_that -thath_suffered in the flesh hath_ceased from_sin ;
2 That he -no_longer should_live the rest_of Ais time in the flesh to_the_lusts of_men, but to_the_will of_God.
3 For the time “past of our «life may_ suffice us to_have_w wrought the will of_the Gentiles, “when_we_walked in =lasciviousness, lusts, =excess_of_wine, revellings, banquetings, and abomin- able idolatries :
4 Wherein they _ think -it _ strange that_ye +run not with them to the same excess of_‘riot, speaking_evil of you :
5 Who shall_give account to_+Him_ that is ready to_*judge the ! 4=quick and the =dead.
6 For for this cause was_the_gospel_ preached also ¢to_them_that_are_dead, that they_-might_be_judged ,‘accord- ing_to men in_the_flesh, but live ac- cording_to God in_the_Spirit.
7 But the end of_all_things ‘is_at_ hand: +be_ye therefore ssober, and -watch unto -=prayer.
8 And above all_things shave «fervent Tcharity among yourselves: for
“leCHARITY SHALL_COVER the MUL- TITUDE OF_SINS.”
® Use_hospitality one to another
without ™ grudging.