Wives and Husbands

In the same way, wives, be subject 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, when they[a] see your respectful, pure conduct. Let your[b] adornment not be the external kind, braiding hair and putting on gold jewelry or putting on fine clothing,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:2 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“see”) which is understood as temporal
  2. 1 Peter 3:3 Literally “of whom,” referring to the wives

Wives, in the same way submit yourselves(A) to your own husbands(B) so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over(C) without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives. Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(D)

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