like Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you have become when you[a] do good and are not frightened with respect to any terror.

Husbands, in the same way live with your wives knowledgeably[b], as with the weaker female vessel, showing them honor as fellow heirs also of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Called to Inherit a Blessing

And finally, all of you be harmonious, sympathetic, showing mutual affection, compassionate, humble,

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Peter 3:6 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“do good”) which is understood as temporal
  2. 1 Peter 3:7 Literally “according to knowledge”