1 Peter 3:6 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

Sarah obeyed her husband Abraham, even referring to him [in respectful terms such] as “sir.” You [wives] are her [spiritual] descendants if you also do what is right and are not fearful [that things in life will turn out badly].

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

It was thus that Sarah obeyed Abraham [following his guidance and acknowledging his headship over her by] calling him lord (master, leader, authority). And you are now her true daughters if you do right and let nothing terrify you [not giving way to hysterical fears or letting anxieties unnerve you].

American Standard Version (1901)

as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.

Common English Bible

For example, Sarah accepted Abraham’s authority when she called him “master”. You have become her children when you do good and don’t respond to threats with fear.

Catholic Public Domain Version

For so Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. You are her daughters, well-behaved and unafraid of any disturbance.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

As Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, doing well, and not fearing any disturbance.

1 Peter 3:6 Cross References

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John replied, “You decide whether it is right before God to listen to you men or to Him;