1 Peter 3
Peter instructs wives and husbands on mutual respect in marriage. He urges all believers to be compassionate, humble, and ready to give an answer for the hope within them, with gentleness and respect. Christ suffered once for sins, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring us to God.
1 PeterChapter 3 of 522 versesBerean Standard Bible
In this passage: Jesus
If God speaks to you through 1 Peter 3, record what He said in Doxa and come back to it.
Wives, in the same way, submit yourselves to your husbands, so that even if they refuse to believe the word, they will be won over without words by the behavior of their wives
when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.
Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,
but from the inner disposition of your heart, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is precious in God’s sight.
For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Finally, all of you, be like-minded and sympathetic, love as brothers, be tenderhearted and humble.
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
'Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil.' Peter quotes David's practical wisdom — the good life starts with honest words.
“Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?”
Read Psalms 34:12›Whoever would love life and see good days
“Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?”
Read Psalms 34:12›He must turn from evil and do good; he must seek peace and pursue it.
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
The eyes of the Lord are on the righteous
“The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.”
Read Psalms 34:15›The face of the Lord is against those who do evil
“But the face of the LORD is against those who do evil, to wipe out all memory of them from the earth.”
Read Psalms 34:16›Who can harm you if you are zealous for what is good?
But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
Do not fear what they fear; do not be frightened
““Do not call conspiracy everything these people regard as conspiracy. Do not fear what they fear; do not live in dread.”
Read Isaiah 8:12›But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.
For it is better, if it is God’s will, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil.
For Christ also suffered for sins once for all, the righteous for the unrighteous, to bring you to God. He was put to death in the body but made alive in the Spirit,
in whom He also went and preached to the spirits in prison
who disobeyed long ago when God waited patiently in the days of Noah while the ark was being built. In the ark a few people, only eight souls, were saved through water.
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 6: What does it mean that Noah 'found favor'?
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 7: Why does the ark point to Jesus?
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 7: How does the ark point to Jesus?
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 8: Who shut the door, and why does it matter?
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 9: Where does this land in Christ?
Eight saved through water in the ark — baptism now saves you
“Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.”
Read Genesis 7:1›And this water symbolizes the baptism that now saves you also—not the removal of dirt from the body, but the pledge of a clear conscience toward God—through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 6: What does it mean that Noah 'found favor'?
Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 7: Why does the ark point to Jesus?
Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 7: How does the ark point to Jesus?
Water of the flood — baptism that now saves you, an appeal to God
“Then the LORD said to Noah, “Go into the ark, you and all your family, because I have found you righteous in this generation.”
Read Genesis 7:1›who has gone into heaven and is at the right hand of God, with angels, authorities, and powers subject to Him.
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How to Hear God’s Voice: A Practical Guide for BelieversScripture is the record of a God who speaks. This guide covers how to hear Him today and keep what He says.Cross-references for 1 Peter 3
“Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.”
“And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.””
“Who is the man who delights in life, who desires to see good days?”
“Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
“He must gently reprove those who oppose him, in the hope that God may grant them repentance leading to a knowledge of the truth.”
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, licensed CC BY.
1 Peter 3 on Doxa
- Grieved to His Heart: How God's Pain Becomes Noah's Grace (Genesis 6:1-8) · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 6
- Noah and the Ark: The First Time God Says Covenant (Genesis 6) · Quoted in the Daily Lift, day 7
- Pitch and Atonement: The Hidden Word in Noah's Ark (Genesis 6:9-22) · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 7
- The Flood as Un-Creation: How Genesis 7 Rewinds Genesis 1 · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 8
- When God Remembers: Zakar and the Wind That Ended the Flood (Genesis 8) · Quoted in the Deeper Dive, day 9
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