8وَالْخُلاصَةُ، كُونُوا جَمِيعاً مُتَّحِدِينَ فِي الرَّأْيِ، مُتَعَاطِفِينَ بَعْضُكُمْ مَعَ بَعْضٍ، مُبَادِلِينَ أَحَدُكُمُ الآخَرَ الْمَحَبَّةَ الأَخَوِيَّةَ، شَفُوقِينَ، مُتَوَاضِعِينَ.9لَا تُبَادِلُوا الشَّرَّ بِشَرٍّ، وَلا الشَّتِيمَةَ بِشَتِيمَةٍ. بَلْ بِالْعَكْسِ: بَارِكُوا، فَتَرِثُوا الْبَرَكَةَ، لأَنَّهُ لِهَذَا دَعَاكُمُ اللهُ.10فَمَنْ أَرَادَ أَنْ يَتَمَتَّعَ بِحَيَاةٍ سَعِيدَةٍ وَأَيَّامٍ طَيِّبَةٍ، فَلْيَمْنَعْ لِسَانَهُ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَشَفَتَيْهِ عَنْ كَلامِ الْغِشِّ.11لِيَتَحَوَّلْ عَنِ الشَّرِّ وَيَفْعَلِ الْخَيْرَ. لِيَطْلُبِ السَّلامَ وَيَسْعَ لِلْوُصُولِ إِلَيْهِ.12لأَنَّ الرَّبَّ يَرْعَى الأَبْرَارَ بِعِنَايَتِهِ، وَيَسْتَجِيبُ إِلَى دُعَائِهِمْ. وَلكِنَّهُ يَقِفُ ضِدَّ الَّذِينَ يَعْمَلُونَ الشَّرَّ.13مَنْ يُؤْذِيكُمْ إِنْ كُنْتُمْ مُتَحَمِّسِينَ لِلْخَيْرِ؟14وَإِنْ كَانَ لابُدَّ أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا فِي سَبِيلِ الْبِرِّ، فَطُوبَى لَكُمْ! لَا تَخَافُوا مِنْ تَهْدِيدِ الَّذِينَ يَضْطَهِدُونَكُمْ، وَلا تَقْلَقُوا.15وَإِنَّمَا كَرِّسُوا الْمَسِيحَ رَبّاً فِي قُلُوبِكُمْ. وَكُونُوا دَائِماً مُسْتَعِدِّينَ لأَنْ تُقَدِّمُوا جَوَاباً مُقْنِعاً لِكُلِّ مَنْ يَسْأَلُكُمْ عَنْ سَبَبِ الرَّجَاءِ الَّذِي فِي دَاخِلِكُمْ16عَلَى أَنْ تَفْعَلُوا ذَلِكَ بِوَدَاعَةٍ وَاحْتِرَامٍ، مُحَافِظِينَ عَلَى طَهَارَةِ ضَمَائِرِكُمْ، سَالِكِينَ فِي الْمَسِيحِ سُلُوكاً صَالِحاً، وَعِنْدَئِذٍ يَخِيبُ الَّذِينَ يُوَجِّهُونَ إِلَيْكُمُ التُّهَمَ الْكَاذِبَةَ ويَشْتُمُونَكُمْ كَأَنَّكُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ شَرّاً.17فَإِنْ كَانَ اللهُ يُرِيدُ لَكُمْ أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا، فَمِنَ الأَفْضَلِ أَنْ تَتَأَلَّمُوا وَأَنْتُمْ تَفْعَلُونَ الْخَيْرَ لَا الشَّرَّ.18فَإِنَّ الْمَسِيحَ نَفْسَهُ مَاتَ مَرَّةً وَاحِدَةً لِكَيْ يَحُلَّ مُشْكِلَةَ الْخَطَايَا. فَمَعَ أَنَّهُ هُوَ البَارُّ، فَقَدْ تَأَلَّمَ مِنْ أَجْلِنَا نَحْنُ الْمُذْنِبِينَ، لِكَيْ يُقَرِّبَنَا إِلَى اللهِ، فَمَاتَ بِجِسْمِهِ الْبَشَرِيِّ، ثُمَّ عَادَ حَيًّا بِالرُّوحِ.19بِهَذَا الرُّوحِ نَفْسِهِ، ذَهَبَ وَبَشَّرَ الأَرْوَاحَ السَّجِينَةَ.20وَذَلِكَ بَعْدَمَا رَفَضُوا الْبِشَارَةَ فِي أَيَّامِ نُوحٍ، عِنْدَمَا كَانَ اللهُ يَتَأَنَّى صَابِراً طَوَالَ المُدَّةِ الَّتِي كَانَ نُوحٌ يَبْنِي فِيهَا السَّفِينَةَ، الَّتِي نَجَا بِها عَدَدٌ قَلِيلٌ مِنَ النَّاسِ عَبْرَ الْمَاءِ، ثَمَانِيَةُ أَشْخَاصٍ فَقَطْ!21وَعَمَلِيَّةُ النَّجَاةِ هَذِهِ مُصَوَّرَةٌ فِي الْمَعْمُودِيَّةِ الَّتِي لَا نَقْصِدُ بِها أَنْ نَغْتَسِلَ مِنْ أَوْسَاخِ أَجْسَامِنَا، بَلْ هِيَ تَعَهُّدُ ضَمِيرٍ صَالِحٍ أَمَامَ اللهِ بِفَضْلِ قِيَامَةِ يَسُوعَ الْمَسِيحِ،22الَّذِي انْطَلَقَ إِلَى السَّمَاءِ، وَهُوَ الآنَ جَالِسٌ عَنْ يَمِينِ اللهِ؛ وَقَدْ جُعِلَتِ الْمَلائِكَةُ وَالسُّلُطَاتُ وَالْقُوَّاتُ (الرُّوحِيَّةُ) خَاضِعَةً لَهُ!
New International Version
1Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behaviour of their wives,2when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.3Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewellery or fine clothes.4Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.5For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,6like Sarah, who obeyed Abraham and called him her lord. You are her daughters if you do what is right and do not give way to fear.7Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.
Suffering for doing good
8Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.9Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult. On the contrary, repay evil with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.10For, ‘Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.11They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.12For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous and his ears are attentive to their prayer, but the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.’13Who is going to harm you if you are eager to do good?14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. ‘Do not fear their threats*; do not be frightened.’15But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who speak maliciously against your good behaviour in Christ may be ashamed of their slander.17For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.18For Christ also suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit.19After being made alive,* he went and made proclamation to the imprisoned spirits –20to those who were disobedient long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In it only a few people, eight in all, were saved through water,21and this water symbolises baptism that now saves you also – not the removal of dirt from the body but the pledge of a clear conscience towards God.* It saves you by the resurrection of Jesus Christ,22who has gone into heaven and is at God’s right hand – with angels, authorities and powers in submission to him.
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