1 Peter 3:1
Similarly, wives, be submissive to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the Word, they may be won over, without a word, by the conduct of their wives
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In Context
2(having watched your pure behavior accompanied by respect),
Cross References
Matthew 18:15“Now if your brother sins against you, go, confront him between you and him alone. If he hears you, you have won your brother.
Romans 7:2For example, a married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives, but if the man should die, she is released from the law about the husband.
1 Corinthians 7:16For how do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?
1 Corinthians 11:3But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, while a wife's head is the man and Christ's head is God.
Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:1
Wherein the apostle describes the duties of husbands and wives one to another, beginning with the duty of the wife, ver. 1-7 . He exhorts Christians to unity, love, compassion, peace, and patience under sufferings; to oppose the slanders of their enemies, not by returning evil for evil, or railing for railing, but by blessing; by a ready account of their faith and hope, and by keeping a good conscience, ver. 8-17 . To encourage them to this, he proposes the example of Christ, who suffered, the just for the unjust,… Read the whole commentary →