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seeing your pure behavior in fear.
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A Witness Without Words
Scholars emphasize that a wife's transformed life can be a powerful, non-verbal testimony to an unbelieving husband. While faith ultimately comes from God's Word, commentators like John Calvin explain that a godly, pure life can soften a husband's heart, remove his prejudices against Christianity, and prepare him to be receptive to the gospel message. Your conduct itself becomes a compelling argument for the faith.
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1 Peter
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18th Century
Presbyterian
While they behold your chaste conversation. Your pure conduct. The word chaste here (agnhn) refers to purity of conduct …
Beholding (εποπτευσαντες). First aorist active participle of εποπτευω, for which see 2:12. See 2:12 also for αναστροφην manner of …
19th Century
Anglican
While they behold . . .—The same curious word as in 1 Peter 2:12, and the tense, which is poorly represented …
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Baptist
Likewise, you wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any do not obey the word, they also may without the word be won by the con…
The husband will then observe purity of life lived in the “fear” (NIV, “reverence”; GK 5832) of God. Note might be taken here of the mother of Augu…
16th Century
Protestant
He proceeds now to another instance of subjection, and instructs wives to be subject to their husbands. And as those who were united to unbelieving…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
While they behold your chaste conversation Cheerful subjection, strong affection, and inviolable attachment to them, and …
The wife must fulfill her duty to her own husband, even if he does not obey the word. We see daily how closely evil men watch the ways and lives of…