1 Peter 3:1

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

In the same way, you wives should be willing to serve your husbands. Then, even those who have refused to accept God’s teaching will be persuaded to believe because of the way you live. You will not need to say anything.

Cross References

Colossians 3:18

Wives, be willing to serve your husbands. This is the right thing to do in following the Lord.

Ephesians 5:33

But each one of you must love his wife as he loves himself. And a wife must respect her husband.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I want you to understand this: The head of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man. And the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 7:16

Wives, maybe you will save your husband; and husbands, maybe you will save your wife. You don’t know now what will happen later.

Genesis 3:16

Then God said to the woman, “I will cause you to have much trouble when you are pregnant. And when you give birth to children, you will have much pain. You will want your husband very much, but he will rule over you.”

1 Peter 3:7

In the same way, you husbands should live with your wives in an understanding way, since they are weaker than you. You should show them respect, because God gives them the same blessing he gives you—the grace of true life. Do this so that nothing will stop your prayers from being heard.

Romans 7:2

It’s like what the law says about marriage: A woman must stay married to her husband as long as he is alive. But if her husband dies, she is made free from the law of marriage.

1 Corinthians 14:34

The women should keep quiet in these church meetings. They are not allowed to speak out but should be under authority, as the Law of Moses says.

Matthew 18:15

“If your brother or sister in God’s family does something wrong, go and tell them what they did wrong. Do this when you are alone with them. If they listen to you, then you have helped them to be your brother or sister again.

Colossians 4:5

Be wise in the way you act with those who are not believers. Use your time in the best way you can.

Hebrews 11:8

God called Abraham to travel to another place that he promised to give him. Abraham did not know where that other place was. But he obeyed God and started traveling because he had faith.

2 Thessalonians 1:8

He will come with burning fire to punish those who don’t know God—those who refuse to accept the Good News about our Lord Jesus.

Romans 6:17

In the past you were slaves to sin—sin controlled you. But thank God, you fully obeyed what you were taught.

Proverbs 18:19

An insulted brother is harder to win back than a city with strong walls. Arguments separate people like the strong bars of a palace gate.

Proverbs 11:30

What good people produce is like a life-giving tree. Those who are wise give new life to others.

1 Peter 4:17

It is time for judging to begin. That judging will begin with God’s family. If it begins with us, then what will happen to those who don’t accept the Good News of God?

1 Peter 1:22

You have made yourselves pure by obeying the truth. Now you can have true love for your brothers and sisters. So love each other deeply—with all your heart.

Hebrews 5:9

This made him the perfect high priest, who provides the way for everyone who obeys him to be saved forever.

Romans 10:16

But not all the people accepted that good news. Isaiah said, “Lord, who believed what we told them?”

1 Peter 3:2

Your husbands will see the pure lives that you live with respect for God.