But let none of you suffer as a murderer or thief or criminal or as a troublemaker.

Let your beauty not be external – the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes –

So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good.

Whoever speaks, let it be with God’s words. Whoever serves, do so with the strength that God supplies, so that in everything God will be glorified through Jesus Christ. To him belong the glory and the power forever and ever. Amen.

And he must turn away from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.

But if you suffer as a Christian, do not be ashamed, but glorify God that you bear such a name.

but the inner person of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

like Sarah who obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so.

In the same way, you who are younger, be subject to the elders. And all of you, clothe yourselves with humility toward one another, because God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble.

you yourselves, as living stones, are built up as a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood and to offer spiritual sacrifices that are acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.