1 Peter 3:6 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

⁶ as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord. And you are now her children if you do right and let nothing terrify you.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁶ 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

⁶ 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)

⁶ 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

⁶ 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

⁶ 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

⁶ As Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, doing well, and not fearing any disturbance.

1 Peter 3:6 Cross References

Genesis 18:12

So Sarah laughed to herself, saying, “After I have grown old, and my husband is old, shall I have pleasure?”

Genesis 18:15

But Sarah denied, saying, “I did not laugh”; for she was afraid. He said, “No, but you did laugh.”

Psalm 45:11

and the king will desire your beauty. Since he is your lord, bow to him;

Isaiah 57:11

Whom did you dread and fear, so that you lied, and did not remember me, did not give me a thought? Have I not held my peace, even for a long time, and so you do not fear me?

Acts 4:19

But Peter and John answered them, “Whether it is right in the sight of God to listen to you rather than to God, you must judge;

Judges 19:26

And as morning appeared, the woman came and fell down at the door of the man's house where her master was, till it was light.