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1 Peter 3:2
when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The author addresses Christian wives in 1 Peter 3:1, directing their behavior as a means of influencing unbelieving husbands.
The words — ἐποπτευσάντες (epopteusantes) means "having witnessed," and ἀναστροφὴν (anastrophēn) translates to "conduct" or "demeanor."
The thread — This focus on visible behavior echoes 1 Peter 2:12, where outsiders observe good works, and 1 Peter 1:15, which commands holiness in all conduct.
Why it lands — The verse requires wives to display purity and reverence through daily actions, a directive that immediately precedes the instructions against outward adornment in 1 Peter 3:3.
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The Greek words
King James Version
While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.
Cross-references
- 1 Peter 2:12 Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
- 1 Peter 1:15 But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
- Philippians 1:27 Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending together as one for the faith of the gospel,
- Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
- 2 Peter 3:11 Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness
- Ephesians 6:5 Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
- Philippians 3:20 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
- Colossians 3:22 Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
- 1 Peter 3:5 For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
- 1 Peter 3:15 But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,