Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
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Verse 1 is found in chapter 3 of 1 Peter. Peter applies the logic of honorable conduct to marriage relationships. The exhortation to believing wives develops within a society where religious differences could create domestic tensions.
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Desgleichen sollen die Weiber ihren Männern untertan sein, auf daß auch die, so nicht glauben an das Wort, durch der Weiber Wandel ohne Wort gewonnen werden,
Asimismo vosotras, mujeres, sed sujetas a vuestros maridos; para que también los que no creen a la palabra, sean ganados sin palabra por la conversación de sus mujeres,
De igual manera, esposas, sométanse a sus propios esposos, para que, aun si algunos desobedecen la palabra, sean ganados sin palabras por la conducta de sus esposas,
Femmes, soyez de même soumises à vos maris, afin que, si quelques-uns n'obéissent point à la parole, ils soient gagnés sans parole par la conduite de leurs femmes,
PARIMENTE sieno le mogli soggette a’ lor mariti; acciocchè, se pur ve ne sono alcuni che non ubbidiscono alla parola, sieno, per la condotta delle mogli, guadagnati senza parola;
SEMELHANTEMENTE, vós, mulheres, sede sujeitas aos vossos próprios maridos; para que também, se alguns não obedecem à palavra, pelo porte de suas mulheres sejam ganhos sem palavra;
同樣,你們作妻子的,要順服自己的丈夫,這樣,即使有不信從道理的丈夫,也會因妻子的品行,並非言語,而感化過來,
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