Husbands,(A) in the same way, live with your wives with an understanding of their weaker nature[a](B) yet showing them honor as coheirs of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Do No Evil

Now finally, all of you should be like-minded and sympathetic, should love believers,[b](C) and be compassionate(D) and humble,[c] not paying back evil for evil(E) or insult for insult but, on the contrary, giving a blessing,(F) since you were called for this, so that you can inherit a blessing.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:7 Lit understanding as the weaker vessel
  2. 1 Peter 3:8 Lit sympathetic, loving the brothers
  3. 1 Peter 3:8 Other mss read courteous

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