1 Peter 3:16

3:16 Yet do it with courtesy and respect, ¹  keeping a good conscience, so that those who slander your good conduct in Christ may be put to shame when they accuse you. ² 

1 Peter 4:4

4:4 So ³  they are astonished ⁴  when you do not rush with them into the same flood of wickedness, and they vilify you. ⁵ 

[3:16]  ¹ tn Grk “but with courtesy and respect,” continuing the command of v. 15. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[3:16]  ² tn Grk “when you are spoken against.”

[4:4]  ³ tn Grk “in/by which,” referring to the change of behavior described in v. 3. The unbelievers are astonished by the readers’ moral transformation. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.

[4:4]  ⁴ tn Or “are surprised, are taken aback.” The same verb occurs in 4:12.

[4:4]  ⁵ tn Grk “blaspheming,” giving the result of their astonishment. Here the target of their “blasphemy/vilification” is not God but the Christian.