In the same way,you wives,be submissiveto your ownhusbandssothat evenifany[of them] are disobedientto the word,they may be wonwithouta wordby the behaviorof their wives,
To the womanHe said,"I will greatlymultiplyYour painin childbirth,In painyou will bringforthchildren;Yet your desirewill be for your husband,And he will ruleover you."
The fruitof the righteousis a treeof life,And he who is wisewinssouls.
A brotheroffended[is harder to be won] thana strongcity,And contentionsare like the barsof a citadel.
"Ifyour brothersins, goand show him his faultin private;ifhe listensto you, you have wonyour brother.
However,they did not allheedthe good news;for Isaiahsays,"LORD,WHOHAS BELIEVEDOUR REPORT?"
But thanksbe to Godthat though you were slavesof sin,you became obedientfrom the heartto that formof teachingto whichyou were committed,
For the marriedwomanis boundby lawto her husbandwhile he is living;but ifher husbanddies,she is releasedfrom the lawconcerning the husband.
But I wantyou to understandthat Christis the headof everyman,and the manis the headof a woman,and Godis the headof Christ.
The womenare to keep silentin the churches;for they are not permittedto speak,but are to subjectthemselves, justas the Lawalsosays.
For howdo you know,O wife,whetheryou will saveyour husband?Orhowdo you know,O husband,whetheryou will saveyour wife?
Nevertheless,eachindividualamong you alsois to lovehis ownwifeeven as himself,and the wifemust [see to it] that she respectsher husband.
Wives,be subjectto your husbands,as is fittingin the Lord.
Conduct yourselveswith wisdomtowardoutsiders,making the mostof the opportunity.
dealingout retributionto thosewho do not knowGodand to thosewho do not obeythe gospelof our LordJesus.
By faithAbraham,when he was called,obeyedby goingout to a placewhichhe was to receivefor an inheritance;and he wentout, not knowingwherehe was going.
And having been made perfect,He becameto allthosewho obeyHim the sourceof eternalsalvation,
Since you have in obedienceto the truthpurifiedyour soulsfor a sincerelove of the brethren,ferventlyloveone anotherfrom the heart,
as they observeyour chasteand respectfulbehavior.
You husbandsin the same way,livewith [your wives] in an understanding way,as with someoneweaker,since she is a woman;and showher honoras a fellow heirof the graceof life,sothat your prayerswill not be hindered.
For [it is] timefor judgmentto beginwith the householdof God;and if[it] [begins] with us first,what[will be] the outcomefor thosewho do not obeythe gospelof God?
