1 Peter 3:2

3:2 when they see your pure and reverent conduct. ¹ 

1 Peter 3:15

3:15 But set Christ ²  apart ³  as Lord in your hearts and always be ready to give an answer to anyone who asks about the hope you possess. ⁴ 

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¹ tn Grk “behavior,” the same word translated “the way you live” in vs. 1.

² 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 tn Or “sanctify Christ as Lord.”

⁴ tn Grk “the hope in you.”