1 Peter 3:1
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;
2 While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;
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 yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
Read in contextEphesians 5:33
Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.
Read in contextEphesians 5:22–24
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:3
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
Read in contextTitus 2:3–6
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Read in context1 Corinthians 7:16
For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?
Read in contextGenesis 3:16
Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.
Read in context1 Peter 3:7
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.
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