1 Peter 3:1
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“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;”
λόγος
In Greek thought, the logos was the rational principle holding the universe together. John opens his Gospel with this word — not as a concept, but as a person. In the beginning was the Word. Before anything existed, the Word already was.
κερδαίνω
they will be gained,
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κερδαίνω
To gain, to profit, to acquire. Kerdaino. What does it profit a man to gain the whole world and lose his own soul. The world offers much and costs everything. Christ costs everything and gives more.
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ἵνα
so that
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ἵνα
That, in order that, so that. Hina. For God so loved the world that He gave His only Son in order that whoever believes in Him should not perish. The purpose of the cross is clear.
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ὑποτάσσω
be subject
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ὑποτάσσω
To submit, to place under, to be subject to. Hupotasso. Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ. Submission is not weakness. It is the posture of security and strength.
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ὅς
You
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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ἴδιος
to their own
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ἴδιος
pertaining to self, i.e. one's own; by implication, private or separate
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τὶς
any
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τὶς
some or any person or object
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γυνή
wives
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γυνή
a woman; specially, a wife
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εἰ
if
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εἰ
if, whether, that, etc.
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ὁμοίως
Likewise
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ὁμοίως
similarly
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