1 Peter 3:7

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Peter addresses husbands within a household conduct passage, immediately following his reference to Sarah's submission and preceding his universal call for Christian humility.

The words — The Greek term ἀσθενεστέρῳ (asthenesterō) literally translates as "weaker" or "more fragile," deriving directly from ἀσθενής (weak/feeble), and describes the wife's physical delicacy.

The thread — The command to honor wives as equal heirs of grace runs parallel to the marital instructions in Colossians 3:19 and reflects the creation pattern established in Genesis 2:23.

Why it lands — The text explicitly commands husbands to treat wives with consideration and honor, stating that this conduct directly determines whether their prayers will be hindered or unimpeded.

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The Greek words

King James Version

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.

Cross-references

Colossians 3:19 Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.
Genesis 2:23 And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”
Matthew 19:3 Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
Ephesians 5:25 Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
1 Corinthians 7:3 The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband.
Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
Malachi 2:14 Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant.
Matthew 18:19 Again, I tell you truly that if two of you on the earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by My Father in heaven.
1 Thessalonians 4:4 each of you must know how to control his own body in holiness and honor,
Proverbs 5:15 Drink water from your own cistern, and running water from your own well.