1 Petrus 1:16

1:16 for it is written, “You shall be holy, because I am holy.” ¹ 

1 Petrus 3:1

Wives and Husbands

3:1 In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands. Then, ²  even if some are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without a word by the way you live, ³ 

1 Petrus 3:15

3:15 But set Christ ⁴  apart ⁵  as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. ⁶ 

[1:16]  ¹ sn A quotation from Lev 19:2.

[3:1]  ² tn Grk “that…they may be won over,” showing the purpose of “being subject” (vs. 1b). Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:1]  ³ tn Grk “by the wives’ behavior.”

[3:15]  ⁴ tc Most later mss (P Ï) have θεόν (qeon, “God”) instead of Χριστόν (Criston; “Christ”) here. But Χριστόν is widely supported by excellent and early witnesses (Ì⁷² א A B C Ψ 33 1739 al latt sy co), and as a less common idiom better explains the rise of the other reading.

[3:15]  ⁵ tn Or “sanctify Christ as Lord.”

[3:15]  ⁶ tn Grk “the hope in you.”