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NASB | 1 Peter 3:1 In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives, |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Peter 3:1 In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives, [Eph 5:22] |
Bible Question:
Marriage. Friends of mine are getting married. What advice can you give for me to pass onto them that is referenced to the Bible? |
Bible Answer: Hi, Peter, I Peter 3:1-7, and another good one is Proverbs 31 (for the wife to be). Also, 1 Cor. 7:1-24. The actual passage stops at 16, but the rest of this section speaks of our lives assigned by God and is also good. You may also want to point them to the following books. I've found them especially helpful in changing my heart and attitude toward my husband: Capture His Heart: Becoming the Godly Wife Your Husband Desires by Lysa TerKeurst [her husband also wrote a book called Capture Her Heart] Reforming Marriage by Douglas Wilson The Excellent Wife: A Biblical Perspective by Martha Peace The Surrendered Wife by Laura Doyle Any of these books are great reads and based on the Bible's teachings for married couples today. If you notice, the last two books are for the woman to read, for she is the maker or breaker of the relationship. (Men, you do realize who has the real power, right? wink wink, ;-). Anyway, blessings on their upcoming marriage. May they have a quiver full of children and may all their days be blessed, even in the midst of arguments. In Christ, Estelle |