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for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/1_peter/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/1_peter/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />by observing your pure and reverent lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/1_peter/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />when they see your respectful and pure conduct.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/3.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />having witnessed your respectful, pure conduct,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_peter/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />While they behold your chaste conversation <i>coupled</i> with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/1_peter/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />when they observe your chaste conduct <i>accompanied</i> by fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/1_peter/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />as they observe your pure and respectful behavior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_peter/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/1_peter/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/1_peter/3.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />as they observe your pure conduct with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/1_peter/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />when they see your modest and respectful behavior [together with your devotion and appreciation—love your husband, encourage him, and enjoy him as a blessing from God].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/1_peter/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when they observe your pure, reverent lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_peter/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />when they observe your pure, reverent lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/1_peter/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />beholding your chaste behavior coupled with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/1_peter/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />because he will see how you honor God and live a pure life. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/1_peter/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />beholding your chaste behaviour coupled with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/1_peter/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Their husbands would see how pure and reverent their lives are.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/1_peter/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />because they will see how pure and reverent your conduct is. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/1_peter/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />when they see your pure and reverent lives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/1_peter/3.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/1_peter/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />when they see your pure and reverent conduct.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/1_peter/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />seeing your pure behavior in fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/1_peter/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />While they behold your chaste manner of life coupled with fear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />so full of reverence, and so blameless!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/1_peter/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />seeing your pure behavior in fear. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/1_peter/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />having beheld your pure behavior in fear,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/1_peter/3.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />having witnessed your respectful, pure conduct,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/1_peter/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/1_peter/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Having beheld in fear your pure turning back.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/1_peter/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Considering your chaste conversation with fear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/1_peter/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />as they consider with fear your chaste behavior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/1_peter/3.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />when they observe your reverent and chaste behavior.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/1_peter/3.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/1_peter/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />When they see that you conduct yourselves with respect and modesty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/1_peter/3.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />When they see that you conduct yourselves in reverence and discretion.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/1_peter/3.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />by observing your blameless and reverential conduct.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/1_peter/3.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />beholding your chaste deportment which is with reverence:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/1_peter/3.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />being eye-witnesses of your chaste behaviour with timidity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/1_peter/3.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />by observing the religious chastity of their manners.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/1_peter/3.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />so full of reverence, and so blameless!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/1_peter/3.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />having beheld your chaste conduct <i>mingled</i> with fear:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/1_peter/3.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />beholding your chaste conversation in <i>the</i> fear <i>of God.</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/1_peter/3-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/1h9-AlUcaGE?start=508" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/1_peter/3.htm">Wives and Husbands</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>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 <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2029.htm" title="2029: epopteusantes (V-APA-NMP) -- To be an eyewitness of, behold, look upon. From epi and a derivative of optanomai; to inspect, i.e. Watch.">when they see</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/4771.htm" title="4771: hymōn (PPro-G2P) -- You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.">your</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc."></a> <a href="/greek/53.htm" title="53: hagnēn (Adj-AFS) -- From the same as hagios; properly, clean, i.e. innocent, modest, perfect.">pure</a> <a href="/greek/5401.htm" title="5401: phobō (N-DMS) -- (a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.">and reverent</a> <a href="/greek/391.htm" title="391: anastrophēn (N-AFS) -- Dealing with other men, conduct, life, behavior, manner of life. From anastrepho; behavior.">demeanor.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">3</span>Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as braided hair or gold jewelry or fine clothes,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-22.htm">Ephesians 5:22-24</a></span><br />Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. / For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior. / Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit to their husbands in everything.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-18.htm">Colossians 3:18</a></span><br />Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/titus/2-4.htm">Titus 2:4-5</a></span><br />In this way they can train the young women to love their husbands and children, / to be self-controlled, pure, managers of their households, kind, and submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God will not be discredited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/31-10.htm">Proverbs 31:10-12</a></span><br />A wife of noble character, who can find? She is far more precious than rubies. / The heart of her husband trusts in her, and he lacks nothing of value. / She brings him good and not harm all the days of her life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-16.htm">1 Corinthians 7:16</a></span><br />How do you know, wife, whether you will save your husband? Or how do you know, husband, whether you will save your wife?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">Genesis 2:18</a></span><br />The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/2-9.htm">1 Timothy 2:9-10</a></span><br />Likewise, I want the women to adorn themselves with respectable apparel, with modesty, and with self-control, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, / but with good deeds, as is proper for women who profess to worship God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/3-16.htm">Genesis 3:16</a></span><br />To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-33.htm">Ephesians 5:33</a></span><br />Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/11-3.htm">1 Corinthians 11:3</a></span><br />But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/12-4.htm">Proverbs 12:4</a></span><br />A wife of noble character is her husband’s crown, but she who causes shame is like decay in his bones.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Song of Solomon 1:3</a></span><br />The fragrance of your perfume is pleasing; your name is like perfume poured out. No wonder the maidens adore you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/14-34.htm">1 Corinthians 14:34-35</a></span><br />Women are to be silent in the churches. They are not permitted to speak, but must be in submission, as the law says. / If they wish to inquire about something, they are to ask their own husbands at home; for it is dishonorable for a woman to speak in the church.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-16.htm">Matthew 5:16</a></span><br />In the same way, let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-14.htm">Proverbs 19:14</a></span><br />Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.</p><p class="hdg">behold.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">1 Peter 3:16</a></b></br> Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15</a></b></br> But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">1 Peter 2:12</a></b></br> Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by <i>your</i> good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.</p><p class="hdg">with.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">1 Peter 3:5,6,15</a></b></br> For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/5-33.htm">Ephesians 5:33</a></b></br> Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife <i>see</i> that she reverence <i>her</i> husband.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ephesians/6-5.htm">Ephesians 6:5</a></b></br> Servants, be obedient to them that are <i>your</i> masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">Behavior</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/acts/23-1.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/james/1-23.htm">Beholding</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-26.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/titus/2-5.htm">Chaste</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">Conversation</a> <a href="/psalms/106-28.htm">Coupled</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-18.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">Full</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-9.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/hebrews/7-4.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/1_peter/2-2.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/hebrews/9-13.htm">Purity</a> <a href="/1_timothy/3-4.htm">Respectful</a> <a href="/hebrews/12-28.htm">Reverence</a> <a href="/1_peter/1-17.htm">Reverent</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/21-13.htm">Behavior</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">Behaviour</a> <a href="/1_john/1-1.htm">Beheld</a> <a href="/revelation/11-11.htm">Beholding</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-14.htm">Blameless</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-3.htm">Carried</a> <a href="/revelation/14-4.htm">Chaste</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">Conversation</a> <a href="/exodus/26-3.htm">Coupled</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-6.htm">Fear</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">Full</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-16.htm">Life</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-5.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/1_john/5-2.htm">Observe</a> <a href="/2_peter/3-1.htm">Pure</a> <a href="/exodus/24-10.htm">Purity</a> <a href="/matthew/23-7.htm">Respectful</a> <a href="/1_peter/3-15.htm">Reverence</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/8-12.htm">Reverent</a><div class="vheading2">1 Peter 3</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/3-1.htm">He teaches the duty of wives and husbands to each other;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/3-8.htm">exhorting all men to unity and love;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/3-14.htm">and to suffer persecution.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/1_peter/3-19.htm">He declares also the benefits of Christ toward the old world.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In the context of 1 Peter, the apostle Peter is addressing wives, encouraging them to exhibit conduct that can be observed by their husbands. This aligns with the broader biblical principle that faith should be demonstrated through actions, as seen in <a href="/james/2-18.htm">James 2:18</a>, which states, "Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds." The emphasis on seeing suggests that the transformation brought about by faith in Christ should be evident to others, serving as a testimony to the power of the Gospel.<p><b>your pure</b><br>Purity in this context refers to moral and spiritual integrity. In the Greco-Roman world, where Peter's audience lived, moral standards were often different from those taught by Christ. Purity here is not just about sexual purity but encompasses a broader sense of holiness and righteousness. This aligns with the call to holiness found in <a href="/1_peter/1-15.htm">1 Peter 1:15-16</a>, "But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: 'Be holy, because I am holy.'" The call to purity is a call to reflect God's character in one's life.<p><b>and reverent demeanor</b><br>Reverence involves a deep respect and honor, particularly towards God. In the cultural context of the early church, reverence was a counter-cultural stance, as many in the Roman Empire worshipped multiple gods and engaged in practices contrary to Christian teachings. A reverent demeanor indicates a life lived in awe of God, prioritizing His commands and desires above societal norms. This is echoed in <a href="/proverbs/9-10.htm">Proverbs 9:10</a>, "The fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom, and knowledge of the Holy One is understanding." Reverence is foundational to wisdom and understanding in the Christian life, and it manifests in how believers conduct themselves in all relationships, including marriage.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter.htm">Peter</a></b><br>The apostle Peter, one of Jesus' closest disciples, is the author of this epistle. He writes to encourage and instruct believers in their conduct, especially in the context of marriage and societal relationships.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/wives.htm">Wives</a></b><br>The immediate audience of this verse, as Peter addresses Christian wives, urging them to exhibit a demeanor that reflects their faith and reverence for God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/h/husbands.htm">Husbands</a></b><br>Although not directly addressed in this verse, husbands are the observers of the wives' conduct, which Peter hopes will lead them to a deeper understanding of the faith.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/e/early_christian_communities.htm">Early Christian Communities</a></b><br>The broader audience of Peter's letter, consisting of believers scattered throughout Asia Minor, facing various trials and societal pressures.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/roman_empire.htm">Roman Empire</a></b><br>The cultural and political backdrop of the letter, where Christian values often clashed with prevailing societal norms.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_conduct.htm">The Power of Conduct</a></b><br>Our actions often speak louder than words. A pure and reverent demeanor can be a powerful testimony to those around us, especially within the family.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/inner_beauty.htm">Inner Beauty</a></b><br>True beauty in God's eyes is not external but is found in a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in His sight.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/influence_through_example.htm">Influence through Example</a></b><br>Wives can influence their husbands and others by living out their faith authentically and consistently.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god.htm">Reverence for God</a></b><br>Our conduct should reflect our reverence for God, serving as a witness to His transformative power in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_context_and_christian_values.htm">Cultural Context and Christian Values</a></b><br>While societal norms may change, Christian values rooted in Scripture remain constant and should guide our behavior.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_peter_3.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Peter 3</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_your_heart_show_your_true_self.htm">How should wives treat their husbands biblically?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_are_sacrifices_in_leviticus_so_specific.htm">Why does God require such specific and seemingly arbitrary animal sacrifices in Leviticus 3, yet later biblical texts (e.g., Hosea 6:6) emphasize mercy over rituals?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_song_7_3_align_with_biblical_modesty.htm">Song of Solomon 7:3 - How does comparing breasts to young deer align with or contradict other biblical teachings on modesty and propriety?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/are_greek_gods_mentioned_in_the_bible.htm">What is the concept of an 'inner child'?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_peter/3.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">While they behold . . .</span>--The same curious word as in <a href="/1_peter/2-12.htm" title="Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.">1Peter 2:12</a>, and the tense, which is ill-represented by "while they behold," sets us at the moment of the triumph of the wife's conduct, literally; <span class= "ital">having kept, </span>or <span class= "ital">when they have kept an eye on your chaste conversation.</span> The husband is jealously on the watch to see what his wife does who has embraced these foolish notions; at last he breaks down. Jesus must be the Messiah, or his wife could not have been so chaste! The adjective "chaste" is here to be taken in a large sense; it is the same which enters into the verb translated "purify" in <a href="/1_peter/1-22.htm" title="Seeing you have purified your souls in obeying the truth through the Spirit to unfeigned love of the brothers, see that you love one another with a pure heart fervently:">1Peter 1:22</a>, and it is implied that the "fear" (<span class= "ital">i.e., </span>of the husband; comp. Note on <a href="/1_peter/2-18.htm" title="Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the fraudulent.">1Peter 2:18</a>) has been an incentive to this sweet virtue; "your life so immaculate in fear," or even almost "so timidly pure." Leighton says, "It is a delicate, timorous grace, afraid of the least air, or shadow of anything that hath but a resemblance of wronging it, in carriage or speech, or apparel, as follows in the third and fourth verses."<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_peter/3.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">While</span> <span class="cmt_word">they behold</span> (see note on 1 Peter 2:12, where the same verb occurs) <span class="cmt_word">your chaste conversation coupled with fear</span>; literally, <span class="accented">your chaste behavior, in fear. Bengel and others understand the fear of God. Certainly the holy fear of God is the sphere in which true Christians must always live. But the close connection with the word "chaste (<span class="greek">τὴν ἐν φόβῳ ἁγνὴν ἀναστροφὴν</span> <span class="greek">ὑμῶν</span>), and the parallel passage, <a href="/ephesians/5-33.htm">Ephesians 5:33</a> (in the Greek), make it probable that the fear here inculcated is reverence for the husband - an anxious avoidance of anything that might even seem to interfere with his conjugal rights and authority. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/1_peter/3-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">when they see</span><br /><span class="grk">ἐποπτεύσαντες</span> <span class="translit">(epopteusantes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2029.htm">Strong's 2029: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be an eyewitness of, behold, look upon. From epi and a derivative of optanomai; to inspect, i.e. Watch.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your</span><br /><span class="grk">ὑμῶν</span> <span class="translit">(hymōn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4771.htm">Strong's 4771: </a> </span><span class="str2">You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">pure</span><br /><span class="grk">ἁγνὴν</span> <span class="translit">(hagnēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_53.htm">Strong's 53: </a> </span><span class="str2">From the same as hagios; properly, clean, i.e. innocent, modest, perfect.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and] reverent</span><br /><span class="grk">φόβῳ</span> <span class="translit">(phobō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_5401.htm">Strong's 5401: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a) fear, terror, alarm, (b) the object or cause of fear, (c) reverence, respect. From a primary phebomai; alarm or fright.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">demeanor.</span><br /><span class="grk">ἀναστροφὴν</span> <span class="translit">(anastrophēn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_391.htm">Strong's 391: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dealing with other men, conduct, life, behavior, manner of life. 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