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1 Peter 3:6

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4 but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.

5 For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,

just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.

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.

8 Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.

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BSB
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
KJV
Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
WEB
So Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are if you do well and are not put in fear by any terror.
ASV
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.
DARBY
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord; whose children ye have become, doing good, and not fearing with any kind of consternation.
BLB
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, of whom you⁺ became children, doing good and not fearing [any] terror.
ÅB
slik som Sara var Abraham lydig og kalte ham herre; og hennes barn er dere blitt når dere gjør det gode og ikke lar dere skremme av noe.
OTB
akkurat som Sara adlød Abraham og kalte ham herre; og dere har blitt hennes barn hvis dere gjør det som er rett uten å gi etter for frykt.
B1930
likesom Sara var Abraham lydig og kalte ham herre; og hennes barn er I blitt når I gjør det gode og ikke lar eder skremme av noget.

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Cross references

  • Genesis 18:12

    So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”

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  • Romans 9:7–9

    Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”

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  • Daniel 3:16–18

    Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.

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  • Isaiah 57:11

    Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?

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  • Acts 4:19

    But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.

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  • Matthew 26:69–75

    Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.

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  • 1 Peter 3:14–15

    But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”

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  • Acts 4:8–13

    Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!

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