1 Peter 3:5

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

Literal

For in this way formerly the holy women also hoping in God used to adorn themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

Latin

Sic enim aliquando et sanctæ mulieres, sperantes in Deo, ornabant se, subjectæ propriis viris.

Original

Greek

English

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

Notes

1 Peter 3:1–7

The last of Peter’s three teachings about accepting authority speaks to wives and husbands (2:13–3:7; compare Ephesians 5:21–33; Colossians 3:18–19).

1 Peter 2:13–3:7

This section focuses on the key instruction to submit to all human authority. Peter applies this instruction to several relationships:

Christians should accept the authority of those in government (2:13–17).
Christian slaves should accept the authority of their masters (2:18–25).
Christian wives should accept the authority of their husbands (3:1–6).

Peter appears to follow an early Christian use of the traditional household code. This code gave a series of instructions for different members of a household. Similar examples appear in Ephesians 5:21–6:9, Colossians 3:18–4:1, 1 Timothy 5:1–6:2, and Titus 2:1–10.

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