1 Peter 3:1
1 Peter · New Testament · Chapter 3
“Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;”1 Peter 3:1
What Does 1 Peter 3:1 Mean?
1 Peter 3:1 is found in the book of 1 Peter, chapter 3, verse 1 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Marriage.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Peter 3:1 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 31:11“The heart of her husband doth safely trust in her, so that he shall have no need of spoil.”Ephesians 5:22“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”Genesis 2:24“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”Colossians 3:18“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”Ephesians 5:33“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.”1 Corinthians 11:3“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”Titus 2:3“The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”Matthew 5:16“Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”1 Corinthians 7:16“For what knowest thou, O wife, whether thou shalt save thy husband? or how knowest thou, O man, whether thou shalt save thy wife?”1 Corinthians 14:34“Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.”Ephesians 4:29“Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.”Genesis 3:16“Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”Titus 2:5“To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”James 3:13“Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.”1 Peter 3:7“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”Proverbs 31:26“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.”Romans 7:2“For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.”1 Peter 2:12“Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.”Esther 1:16“And Memucan answered before the king and the princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahasuerus.”Hebrews 11:8“By faith Abraham, when he was called to go out into a place which he should after receive for an inheritance, obeyed; and he went out, not knowing whither he went.”
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