1 Phi-e-rơ

妻子和丈夫

1你们作妻子的要顺服自己的丈夫；这样，若有不信从道理的丈夫，他们虽然不听道，也可以因妻子的品行被感化过来；

2这正是因看见你们有贞洁的品行和敬畏的心。

3你们不要以外面的辫头发，戴金饰，穿美衣为妆饰，

4只要以里面存着长久温柔、安静的心为妆饰；这在 神面前是极宝贵的。

5因为古时仰赖 神的圣洁妇人正是以此为妆饰，顺服自己的丈夫，

6就如撒拉听从亚伯拉罕，称他为主。你们若行善，不因恐吓而害怕，便是撒拉的女儿了。

7你们作丈夫的也要按情理和妻子同住；因她比你软弱，与你一同承受生命之恩的，所以要敬重她。这样，便叫你们的祷告没有阻碍。

为义受苦

8总而言之，你们都要同心，彼此体恤，相爱如弟兄，存慈怜谦卑的心。

9不以恶报恶，以辱骂还辱骂，倒要祝福；因你们是为此蒙召，好叫你们承受福气。

10因为经上说：人若爱生命， 愿享美福， 须要禁止舌头不出恶言， 嘴唇不说诡诈的话；

11也要离恶行善， 寻求和睦，一心追赶。

12因为，主的眼看顾义人； 主的耳听他们的祈祷。 惟有行恶的人，主向他们变脸。

13你们若是热心行善，有谁害你们呢？

14你们就是为义受苦，也是有福的。不要怕人的威吓，也不要惊慌；

15只要心里尊主基督为圣。有人问你们心中盼望的缘由，就要常作准备，以温柔、敬畏的心回答各人；

16存着无亏的良心，叫你们在何事上被毁谤，就在何事上可以叫那诬赖你们在基督里有好品行的人自觉羞愧。

17神的旨意若是叫你们因行善受苦，总强如因行恶受苦。

18因基督也曾一次为罪受苦，就是义的代替不义的，为要引我们到 神面前。按着肉体说，他被治死；按着灵性说，他复活了。

19他借这灵曾去传道给那些在监狱里的灵听，

20就是那从前在挪亚预备方舟、 神容忍等待的时候，不信从的人。当时进入方舟，借着水得救的不多，只有八个人。

21这水所表明的洗礼，现在借着耶稣基督复活也拯救你们；这洗礼本不在乎除掉肉体的污秽，只求在 神面前有无亏的良心。

22耶稣已经进入天堂，在 神的右边；众天使和有权柄的，并有能力的，都服从了他。

1In like manner also let wives be subject to their husbands: that if any believe not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the wives.

2Considering your chaste conversation with fear.

3Whose adorning let it not be the outward plaiting of the hair, or the wearing of gold, or the putting on of apparel:

4But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of God.

5For after this manner heretofore the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:

6As Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, doing well, and not fearing any disturbance.

7Ye husbands, likewise dwelling with them according to knowledge, giving honour to the female as to the weaker vessel, and as to the co-heirs of the grace of life: that your prayers be not hindered.

8And in fine, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, being lovers of the brotherhood, merciful, modest, humble:

9Not rendering evil for evil, nor railing for railing, but contrariwise, blessing: for unto this are you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.

11Let him decline from evil, and do good: let him seek after peace and pursue it:

12Because the eyes of the Lord are upon the just, and his ears unto their prayers: but the countenance of the Lord upon them that do evil things.

13And who is he that can hurt you, if you be zealous of good?

14But if also you suffer any thing for justice’ sake, blessed are ye. And be not afraid of their fear, and be not troubled.

15But sanctify the Lord Christ in your hearts, being ready always to satisfy every one that asketh you a reason of that hope which is in you.

16But with modesty and fear, having a good conscience: that whereas they speak evil of you, they may be ashamed who falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

17For it is better doing well (if such be the will of God) to suffer, than doing ill.

18Because Christ also died once for our sins, the just for the unjust: that he might offer us to God, being put to death indeed in the flesh, but enlivened in the spirit,

19In which also coming he preached to those spirits that were in prison:

20Which had been some time incredulous, when they waited for the patience of God in the days of Noe, when the ark was a building: wherein a few, that is, eight souls, were saved by water.

21Whereunto baptism being of the like form, now saveth you also: not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the examination of a good conscience towards God by the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

22Who is on the right hand of God, swallowing down death, that we might be made heirs of life everlasting: being gone into heaven, the angels and powers and virtues being made subject to him.