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1 Peter 3:6
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Peter writes to Christian believers addressing household conduct, using Sarah as a historical model for wives while immediately instructing husbands in the following verse.
The words — ὑπήκουσεν (hupēkousen) means obeyed, and καλοῦσα (kalousa) means calling, describing Sarah’s active submission and honor toward Abraham.
The thread — The text links to Genesis 18:12 where Sarah questions bearing a child, Romans 9:7 which defines true offspring through promise, and Isaiah 57:11 which warns against yielding to dread.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to practice right action and reject fear to share in Sarah’s spiritual lineage, while the surrounding context balances this with mutual marital honor and hope in God.
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The Greek words
King James Version
Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
Cross-references
- Genesis 18:12 So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
- Romans 9:7 Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
- Isaiah 57:11 Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
- Daniel 3:16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
- Acts 4:19 But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- Matthew 26:69 Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
- Genesis 18:15 But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
- Acts 4:8 Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
- 1 Peter 3:14 But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
- Galatians 4:22 For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.