Focused Passage

1 Peter 3:1-7

Holy Conduct, Gentle Witness, and Suffering for Righteousness

Peter moves from Christ-shaped household conduct, to unified church life, to blessing enemies, to suffering for righteousness, to gentle apologetic witness, and finally to Christ's suffering, resurrection, baptismal significance, and exalted reign.

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1 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

2 when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.

3 Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,

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,

6 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.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

- αἱ G3588 Article - Vocative Feminine Plural Wives γυναῖκες G1135 Noun - Vocative Feminine Plural in the same way Ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb submit yourselves ὑποτασσόμεναι G5293 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural to [your] τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural - ἰδίοις G2398 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural husbands ἀνδράσιν G435 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural so that ἵνα G2443 Conjunction even καὶ G2532 Conjunction if εἴ G1487 Conjunction [they] τινες G5100 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural refuse to believe ἀπειθοῦσιν G544 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular word λόγῳ G3056 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular they will be won over κερδηθήσονται G2770 Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Plural without ἄνευ G427 Preposition words λόγου G3056 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular by διὰ G1223 Preposition the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular behavior ἀναστροφῆς G391 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of [their] τῶν G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Plural wives γυναικῶν G1135 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural
Verse 2

Original words

when they see ἐποπτεύσαντες G2029 Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural - τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural vvv ἐν G1722 Preposition pure ἁγνὴν G53 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular [and] reverent φόβῳ G5401 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular demeanor ἀναστροφὴν G391 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 3

Original words

[Your beauty] ὧν G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Plural {should} not οὐχ G3756 Adverb come ἔστω G1510 Verb - Present Imperative Active - 3rd Person Singular [from] G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular outward ἔξωθεν G1855 Adverb adornment κόσμος G2889 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular [such as] braided ἐμπλοκῆς G1708 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular hair τριχῶν G2359 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural or καὶ G2532 Conjunction - περιθέσεως G4025 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular gold [jewelry] χρυσίων G5553 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural or G2228 Conjunction - ἐνδύσεως G1745 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular fine clothes ἱματίων G2440 Noun - Genitive Neuter Plural
Verse 4

Original words

but ἀλλ’ G235 Conjunction from the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular inner κρυπτὸς G2927 Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular disposition ἄνθρωπος G444 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular of [your] τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular heart καρδίας G2588 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular - ἐν G1722 Preposition the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular unfading [ beauty ] ἀφθάρτῳ G862 Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular of a τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Neuter Singular gentle πραέως G4239 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction quiet ἡσυχίου G2272 Adjective - Genitive Neuter Singular spirit πνεύματος G4151 Noun - Genitive Neuter Singular which G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Singular is ἐστιν G1510 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular precious πολυτελές G4185 Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular in God’s Θεοῦ G2316 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular sight ἐνώπιον G1799 Preposition
Verse 5

Original words

For γάρ G1063 Conjunction this is how Οὕτως G3779 Adverb the αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural holy ἅγιαι G40 Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural women γυναῖκες G1135 Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural of the past ποτε G4218 Particle - καὶ G2532 Conjunction adorned ἐκόσμουν G2885 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural themselves ἑαυτάς G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Plural - αἱ G3588 Article - Nominative Feminine Plural They put their hope ἐλπίζουσαι G1679 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural in εἰς G1519 Preposition God Θεὸν G2316 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [and] were submissive ὑποτασσόμεναι G5293 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural to τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural [their] ἰδίοις G2398 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural husbands ἀνδράσιν G435 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural
Verse 6

Original words

just as ὡς G5613 Adverb Sarah Σάρρα G4564 Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular obeyed ὑπήκουσεν G5219 Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular Abraham Ἀβραάμ G11 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular [and] called καλοῦσα G2564 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Singular him αὐτὸν G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular lord κύριον G2962 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular [And] you are ἐγενήθητε G1096 Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 2nd Person Plural [her] ἧς G3739 Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular children τέκνα G5043 Noun - Nominative Neuter Plural if you do what is right ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι G15 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine Plural and καὶ G2532 Conjunction refuse μὴ G3361 Adverb to give way φοβούμεναι G5399 Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Feminine Plural . . . μηδεμίαν G3367 Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular to fear πτόησιν G4423 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 7

Original words

- Οἱ G3588 Article - Vocative Masculine Plural Husbands ἄνδρες G435 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural in the same way ὁμοίως G3668 Adverb treat συνοικοῦντες G4924 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural . . . ἀπονέμοντες G632 Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural [your] τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Neuter Singular wives γυναικείῳ G1134 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular {with} κατὰ G2596 Preposition consideration γνῶσιν G1108 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb a delicate ἀσθενεστέρῳ G772 Adjective - Dative Neuter Singular - Comparative vessel σκεύει G4632 Noun - Dative Neuter Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction {with} honor τιμήν G5092 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular as ὡς G5613 Adverb fellow heirs συνκληρονόμοις G4789 Adjective - Dative Masculine Plural of [the] gracious gift χάριτος G5485 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular of life ζωῆς G2222 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular so that εἰς G1519 Preposition your ὑμῶν G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural - τὰς G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Plural prayers προσευχὰς G4335 Noun - Accusative Feminine Plural - τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb will not be hindered ἐνκόπτεσθαι G1465 Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive

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