1 Peter 3:1
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
2 when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
- KJV
- 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;
- WEB
- In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,
- ASV
- In like manner, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;
- DARBY
- Likewise, wives, [be] subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without [the] word by the conversation of the wives,
- BLB
- Likewise, wives, be subject to [your] own husbands, so that even if any are disobedient to the word, they will be won over without word by the conduct of the wives,
- ÅB
- Likeså dere hustruer: Underordne dere under deres egne menn, så endog de som er vantro mot ordet, kan bli vunnet uten ord ved sine hustruers ferd,
- OTB
- På samme måte, dere hustruer, underordne dere deres egne menn, så selv om noen av dem er ulydige mot ordet, kan de bli vunnet uten ord ved deres oppførsel,
- B1930
- Likeså I hustruer: Underordne eder under eders egne menn, så endog de som er vantro mot ordet, kan bli vunnet uten ord ved sine hustruers ferd,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Colossians 3:18
Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.
Read in contextEphesians 5:33
Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Read in contextEphesians 5:22–24
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
Read in contextTitus 2:3–6
Older women, likewise, are to be reverent in their behavior, not slanderers or addicted to much wine, but teachers of good.
Read in context1 Corinthians 7:16
How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
Read in contextGenesis 3:16
To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Read in context1 Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
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