1 Peter 3
King James Version with ApocryphaTranslation
King James Version with Apocrypha
Coptic New Testament (Bohairic)
1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
1ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲒⲔⲈϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲨϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲞⲚ ϨⲀⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲤⲈϮⲘⲀϮ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲠⲒⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦϤ ⲘⲠⲒϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϪⲈⲘϨⲎⲞⲨ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲀϬⲚⲈ ⲤⲀϪⲒ.
2While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
2ⲈⲨⲚⲀⲨ ⲈⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲦⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎⲞⲨⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲞϮ.
3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
3ϦⲈⲚ ⲚⲀⲒ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤϢⲰⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲤⲞⲖⲤⲈⲖ ⲀⲚ ⲈⲦⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒⲒⲈⲂ ⲚϨⲰⲖⲔ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲒϤⲰⲒ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲚⲒⲒⲈⲂ ⲚⲚⲞⲨⲂ ⲒⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨϨⲈⲂⲤⲰ ⲚϮϨⲒⲰⲦⲞⲨ ⲈⲤⲤⲈⲖⲤⲰⲖ.
4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.
4ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲠⲒⲢⲰⲘⲒ ⲈⲦϨⲎⲠ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒϨⲎⲦ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲀⲦⲦⲀⲔⲞ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲒⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦϨⲞⲨⲢⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲘⲐⲞ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ.
5For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
5ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲀⲂ ⲚⲀⲨⲈⲢϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲠⲈ ⲚⲀⲨⲤⲞⲖⲤⲈⲖ ⲘⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲨϬⲚⲞ ⲚϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲚⲞⲨϨⲀⲒ.
6Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
6ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲤⲀⲢⲢⲀ ⲈⲤⲤⲰⲦⲈⲘ ⲚⲤⲀⲀⲂⲢⲀⲀⲘ ⲈⲤⲘⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲢⲞϤ ϪⲈ ⲠⲀϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϢⲈⲢⲒ ⲚⲀⲤ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀⲦϨⲎ ⲚϨⲖⲒ ⲚϨⲞϮ
7Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.
7ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲔⲈϨⲰⲞⲨⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲞⲠ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲘⲒ ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲤⲔⲈⲨⲞⲤ ⲚⲀⲤⲐⲈⲚⲎ ⲤⲠⲈ ⲚⲒϨⲒⲞⲘⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϮⲦⲀⲒⲞ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ ϨⲰⲤ ⲈⲨⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚⲔⲖⲎⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈⲠⲒϨⲘⲞⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲠⲰⲚϦ ⲚⲞⲨⲐⲞ ⲚⲢⲎϮ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ϪⲈ ⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲦⲀϨⲚⲞ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚⲠⲢⲞⲤⲈⲨⲬⲎ.
8Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
8ⲠϪⲰⲔ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲨⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲰⲦ ⲦⲎⲢⲞⲨ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲚϢⲪⲎⲢ ⲚϬⲒϦⲒⲤⲒ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲞⲒ ⲘⲘⲀⲒⲤⲞⲚ ⲚϢⲀⲚⲐⲘⲀϦⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲐⲈⲂⲒⲎ ⲞⲨⲦ.
9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
9ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϮ ⲚⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲀⲚ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ϦⲀ ⲞⲨϨⲰⲞⲨϢ ⲠⲈⲦⲞⲨⲂⲎϤ ⲆⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲘⲞⲨ ϪⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲐⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲈⲠⲀⲒϨⲰⲂ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲔⲖⲎ ⲢⲞⲚⲞⲘⲒⲚ ⲘⲠⲒⲤⲘⲞⲨ.
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:
10ⲪⲎ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲈⲐⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲈⲘⲈⲚⲢⲈ ⲞⲨⲰⲚϦ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲚⲀⲨ ⲈϨⲀⲚⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲦⲀⲖϬ ⲞⲘⲠⲈϤⲖⲀⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲀ ⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲤⲪⲞⲦⲞⲨ ⲈϢⲦⲈⲘⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲢⲞϤ
11Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.
11ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲢⲒⲔⲒ ⲤⲀⲂⲞⲖ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲀⲄⲀⲐⲞⲚ ⲘⲀⲢⲈϤⲔⲰϮ ⲚⲤⲀⲞⲨϨⲒⲢⲎⲚⲎ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲦⲈϤϬⲞϪⲒ ⲚⲤⲰⲤ
12For the eyes of the Lord are over the righteous, and his ears are open unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord is against them that do evil.
12ϪⲈ ⲚⲈⲚⲂⲀⲖ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲤⲈϪⲞⲨϢⲦ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲈϤⲘⲀϢϪ ⲤⲈⲢⲀⲔⲒ ⲚⲤⲀⲠⲞⲨⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲠϨⲞ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ
13And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?
13ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲚⲒⲘ ⲈⲐⲚⲀϢϮⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲚⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϢⲰⲠ ⲀⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚϢⲀⲚⲈⲢⲢⲈϤⲬⲞϨ ⲈⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ.
14But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye : and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
14ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲈⲢⲠⲔⲈϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮⲘⲈⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲰⲞⲨⲚⲒⲀⲦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ⲦⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢⲈⲢϨⲞϮ ϦⲀⲦⲈⲤϨⲎ ⲞⲨⲆⲈ ⲘⲠⲈⲢϢⲐⲞⲢⲦⲈⲢ.
15But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
15ⲠϬⲞⲒⲤ ⲆⲈ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲘⲀⲦⲞⲨⲂⲞϤ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲈⲦⲈⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲤⲞⲂϮ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲤⲎ ⲞⲨ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲨⲀⲠⲞⲖⲞⲄⲒⲀ ⲚⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲒⲂⲈⲚ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲈⲢⲈⲦⲒⲚ ⲘⲘⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲀϪⲒ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ϮϨⲈⲖⲠⲒⲤ ⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ
16Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
16ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈⲘⲢⲀⲨϢ ⲚⲈⲘ ⲞⲨϨⲞϮ ⲈⲞⲨⲞⲚ ⲚⲦⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲘⲀⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲞⲨϬⲒϢⲒⲠⲒ ⲚϪⲈⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲤⲀϪⲒ ϦⲀⲢⲰⲦⲈⲚ ⲘⲪⲢⲎϮ ⲚϨⲀⲚⲤⲀⲘⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ ⲞⲨⲞϨ ⲈⲦϬⲒⲀⲞⲨⲰ ⲘⲠⲈⲦⲈⲚϪⲒⲚⲘⲞϢⲒ ⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ.
17For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.
17ⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲄⲀⲢ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲐⲚⲀⲚⲈϤ ⲒⲤϪⲈ ϤⲞⲨⲰϢ ⲚϪⲈⲠⲒⲐⲈⲖⲎⲘⲀ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲈⲚϬⲒⲘⲔⲀϨ ⲈϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲢⲈⲦⲈⲚⲒⲢⲒ ⲘⲠⲒⲠⲈⲦϨⲰⲞⲨ
18For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
18ϪⲈ ⲞⲨⲎⲒ ϨⲰϤ ⲠⲬⲢⲒⲤⲦⲞⲤ ⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲞⲠ ⲈⲐⲂⲈ ⲪⲚⲞⲂⲒ ⲈϨⲢⲎⲒ ⲈϪⲰⲚ ⲠⲒⲐⲘⲎⲒ ⲆⲈ ⲈϪⲈⲚ ⲚⲒⲞϪⲒ ϨⲒⲚⲀ ⲚⲦⲈϤⲈⲚⲦⲈⲚ ⲈϦⲞⲨⲚ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲀϤⲘⲞⲨ ⲘⲈⲚ ϦⲈⲚⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ϤⲞⲚϦ ⲆⲈ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲠⲚⲀ
19By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
19ϦⲈⲚ ⲪⲀⲒ ⲚⲒⲔⲈⲠⲚⲈⲨⲘⲀⲈⲦϦⲈⲚ ⲠⲒϢⲦⲈⲔⲞ ⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲀϤϨⲒϢⲈⲚⲚⲞⲨϤⲒ ⲚⲰⲞⲨ
20Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
20ⲚⲎ ⲈⲦⲀⲨⲈⲢⲀⲦⲐⲰⲦ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲞⲨⲤⲎⲞⲨ ϨⲞⲦⲈ ⲈⲦⲀⲤϬⲒϨⲞ ⲚϪⲈϮⲘⲈⲦⲢⲈϤⲰⲞⲨ ⲚϨⲎⲦ ⲚⲦⲈⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ϦⲈⲚⲚⲒⲈϨⲞⲞⲨ ⲚⲦⲈⲚⲰⲈ ⲈⲦⲀϤⲐⲀⲘⲒⲞ ⲚⲞⲨⲔⲨⲂⲰⲦⲞⲤ ⲐⲎ ⲈⲦⲀ ϨⲀⲚⲔⲞⲨϪⲒ ⲚⲞϨⲈⲘ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲞⲦⲤ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϦⲈⲚⲠⲒⲘⲰⲞⲨ ⲈⲦⲈ ⲎⲘⲮⲨⲬⲎ ⲚⲈ.
21The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
21ⲠⲀⲒⲢⲎϮ ⲚⲐⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϨⲰⲦⲈⲚ ϮⲚⲞⲨ ϤⲚⲀⲚⲀϨⲈⲘ ⲐⲎⲚⲞⲨ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲦⲨⲠⲞⲤ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲰⲘⲤ ⲚⲞⲨⲬⲰ ⲈϦⲢⲎⲒ ⲀⲚ ⲚⲦⲈⲞⲨⲐⲰⲖⲈⲂ ⲚⲦⲈⲦⲤⲀⲢⲜ ⲀⲖⲖⲀ ϦⲈⲚⲞⲨⲤⲨⲚⲎⲆⲈⲤⲒⲤ ⲈⲚⲀⲚⲈⲤ ⲈⲠϪⲒⲚⲦⲰⲂϨ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲂⲞⲖ ϨⲒⲦⲈⲚ ⲠⲦⲰⲚϤ ⲚⲒⲎⲤⲞⲨⲤ ⲠⲬⲤ
22Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
22ⲪⲎ ⲈⲦⲬⲎ ⲤⲀⲞⲨⲒⲚⲀⲘ ⲘⲪⲚⲞⲨϮ ⲈⲀϤϢⲈ ⲚⲀϤ ⲈⲦⲪⲈ ⲀⲨϬⲚⲈϪⲰⲞⲨ ⲚⲀϤ ⲚϪⲈϨⲀⲚⲀⲄⲄⲈⲖⲞⲤ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚⲈⲜⲞⲨⲤⲒⲀ ⲚⲈⲘ ϨⲀⲚϪⲞⲘ.
Tip: use the ← and → keys to turn chapters.