1 Peter 3:1

“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;”
King James Version (KJV)

Other Translations of 1 Peter 3:1

Likewise, ye wiues, be in subiection to your owne husbands, that if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be wonne by the conuersation of the wiues:
- King James Version (1611) - Compare to scan of original 1 Peter chapter 3

In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any {of them} are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives,
- New American Standard Version (1995)

In like manner, ye wives, `be' in subjection to your won husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;
- American Standard Version (1901)

Wives, be ruled by your husbands; so that even if some of them give no attention to the word, their hearts may be changed by the behaviour of their wives,
- Basic English Bible

Likewise, wives, [be] subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without [the] word by the conversation of the wives,
- Darby Bible

In like manner also let wives be subject to their husbands: that if any believe not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the wives.
- Douay Rheims Bible

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 deportment of the wives;
- Webster's Bible

Married women, in the same way, be submissive to your husbands, so that even if some of them disbelieve the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over by the daily life of their wives, after watching your daily life--
- Weymouth Bible

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
- World English Bible

Also wymmen be thei suget to her hosebondis; that if ony man bileue not to the word, bi the conuersacioun of wymmen thei be wonnun with out word.
- Wycliffe Bible

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,
- Youngs Literal Bible

Jibril Abu's comment on 2010-06-22 00:41:25:

First,we must realize that scripture co-relates the BELIEVING wife on the one hand and an UNBELIEVING or FALLEN husband living as couples. Without doubt then,it's a ready answer to a Believing wife married to an unbeliever and do need an answer. As a believing wife,you must first,as a precursor,preach to your unbelieving hubby and if he seem not listening and willing to get converted, the option of your continued God fearing life style supersedes.Not urgently constituted but had been in you and had been in display. A wife should first have been won attitude and character-wise to show herself an Ambassador of Christ even to her very matrimony.

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