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1 Peter 3:2

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— as they observe your chaste and respectful behavior.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— beholding your chaste behaviour [coupled] with fear.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— beholding your chaste behavior [coupled] with fear.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— While they behold your chaste manner of life [coupled] with fear.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— having witnessed your pure conversation [carried out] in fear;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— Having been permitted to behold your reverently chaste behaviour,—
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— Considering your chaste conversation with fear.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— While they beholde your pure conuersation, which is with feare.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— While they beholde your chaste conuersation [coupled] with feare:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— When they see that you conduct yourselves with respect and modesty.
John Etheridge Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1849)
— while they see that with reverence and with chastity you conduct yourselves.
James Murdock Peshitta-Aramaic NT (1852)
— when they see, that ye conduct yourselves with reverence and chastity.

Strong's Numbers & Red-LettersGreek New TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
While they behold 2029
{2029} Prime
ἐποπτεύω
epopteuo
{ep-opt-yoo'-o}
From G1909 and a derivative of G3700; to inspect, that is, watch.
z5660
<5660> Grammar
Tense - Aorist (See G5777)
Voice - Active (See G5784)
Mood - Participle (See G5796)
Count - 714
your 5216
{5216} Prime
ὑμῶν
humon
{hoo-mone'}
Genitive case of G5210; of (from or concerning) you.
chaste 53
{0053} Prime
ἁγνός
hagnos
{hag-nos'}
From the same as G0040; properly clean, that is, (figuratively) innocent, modest, perfect.
conversation 391
{0391} Prime
ἀναστροφή
anastrophe
{an-as-trof-ay'}
From G0390; behavior.
[coupled] with 1722
{1722} Prime
ἐν
en
{en}
A primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), that is, a relation of rest (intermediate between G1519 and G1537); 'in', at, (up-) on, by, etc.
fear. 5401
{5401} Prime
φόβος
phobos
{fob'-os}
From a primary φέβομαι [[phebomai]] (to be put in fear); alarm or fright.
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

1 Peter 3:2

_ _ behold — on narrowly looking into it, literally, “having closely observed.”

_ _ chaste — pure, spotless, free from all impurity.

_ _ fearreverential, towards your husbands. Scrupulously pure, as opposed to the noisy, ambitious character of worldly women.

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on 1 Peter 3:1-7.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

1 Peter 3:2

Joined with a loving fear of displeasing them.

Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance
behold:

1 Peter 3:16 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.
1 Peter 1:15 But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation;
1 Peter 2:12 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.
Philippians 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
Philippians 3:20 For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ:
1 Timothy 4:12 Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.
2 Peter 3:11 [Seeing] then [that] all these things shall be dissolved, what manner [of persons] ought ye to be in [all] holy conversation and godliness,

with:

1 Peter 3:5-6 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: ... Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.
1 Peter 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
Ephesians 5:33 Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.
Ephesians 6:5 Servants, be obedient to them that are [your] masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;
Colossians 3:22 Servants, obey in all things [your] masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:
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Chain-Reference Bible SearchCross References with Concordance

Ep 5:33; 6:5. Php 1:27; 3:20. Col 3:22. 1Ti 4:12. 1P 1:15; 2:12; 3:5, 15, 16. 2P 3:11.

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