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This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance:

Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

The 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:

Which 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.

By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

For 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:

For it is better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

Having 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.

But 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:

But and if ye suffer for righteousness" sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

And who is he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

For 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.

Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

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

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Likewise, 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.

Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

But 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.

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

Likewise, 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;

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.