1 Peter 3:2

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.”

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BSBPD

“when they see your pure and reverent demeanor.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“beholding your chaste behaviorcoupledwith fear.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Peter 3:2 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Ephesians 5:33Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.
  2. Ephesians 6:5Slaves, obey your earthly masters with respect and fear and sincerity of heart, just as you would obey Christ.
  3. Philippians 1:27Nevertheless, conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ. Then, whether I come and see you or only hear about you in my absence, I will know that you stand firm in one spirit, contending side by side for the faith of the gospel,
  4. Philippians 3:20But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ,
  5. Colossians 3:22Slaves, obey your earthly masters in everything, not only to please them while they are watching, but with sincerity of heart and fear of the Lord.
  6. 1 Timothy 4:12Let no one despise your youth, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity.
  7. 1 Peter 1:15But just as He who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do,
  8. 1 Peter 2:12Conduct yourselves with such honor among the Gentiles that, though they slander you as evildoers, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day He visits us.
  9. 1 Peter 3:5For this is how the holy women of the past adorned themselves. They put their hope in God and were submissive to their husbands,
  10. 1 Peter 3:15But in your hearts sanctify Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give a defense to everyone who asks you the reason for the hope that is in you. But respond with gentleness and respect,
  11. 2 Peter 3:11Since everything will be destroyed in this way, what kind of people ought you to be? You ought to conduct yourselves in holiness and godliness

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