King James Version

1 Peter 3:1

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;

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “they will be gained” (κερδηθήσονται,) after word here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “You” (αἱ) before wives here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “they may be gained” (κερδηθήσωνται) after word here.

ὉμοίωςhomoiōsLikewiseὁμοίωςadverb — “Likewise”G3668in like manner, similarly, in the same way, equally.Likewiseγυναῖκεςgunaikesye wivesγυνή (gunē)noun, vocative, plural, feminine — “ye wives”, the calling formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.ye wivesὑποτασσόμεναιhupotassomenaibe in subjectionὑποτάσσω (hupotassō)verb, present passive participle, nominative, plural, feminine — “be in subjection”, an ongoing or repeated actionG5293I place under, subject to; mid, pass: I submit, put myself into subjection.be in subjectionτοῖςtoistheὁ (ho)article, dative, plural, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίοιςidioisto your ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, dative, plural, masculine — “to your own”, the to- or for-formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.to your ownἀνδράσινandrasinhusbandsἀνήρ (anēr)noun, dative, plural, masculine — “husbands”, the to- or for-formG435a male human being; a man, husband.husbandsἵναhinathatἵναconjunction — “that”G2443in order that, so that.thatκαὶkaialsoκαίadverb — “also”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “also”.alsoεἴeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.τινεςtinesoneτις (tis)interrogative or indefinite pronoun, nominative, plural, masculine — “one”, the subject formG5100any one, some one, a certain one or thing.ἀπειθοῦσινapeithousinto disobeyἀπειθέω (apeitheō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person plural — “to disobey”, an ongoing or repeated actionG544I disobey, rebel, am disloyal, refuse conformity.This verse uses “disobey”.τῷtōtheὁ (ho)article, dative, singular, masculine — “the”, the to- or for-formG3588the, the definite article.λόγῳlogōwordλόγος (logos)noun, dative, singular, masculine — “word”, the to- or for-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.the wordδιὰdiabyδιάpreposition — “by”G1223(a) gen: through, throughout, by the instrumentality of, (b) acc: through, on account of, by reason of, for the sake of, because of.byτῆςtēstheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, feminine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.γυναικῶνgunaikōnof the wivesγυνή (gunē)noun, genitive, plural, feminine — “of the wives”, the of-formG1135a woman, wife, my lady.of the wivesἀναστροφῆςanastrophēsbehaviourἀναστροφή (anastrophē)noun, genitive, singular, feminine — “behaviour”, the of-formG391dealing with other men, conduct, life, behavior, manner of life.ἄνευaneuwithoutἄνευpreposition — “without”G427without, without the cooperation (or knowledge) of.This verse uses “without”.λόγουlogouwordλόγος (logos)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “word”, the of-formG3056a word, speech, divine utterance, analogy.κερδηθήσονταιkerdēthēsontaito gainκερδαίνω (kerdainō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “to gain”, an action still aheadG2770I gain, acquire, win (over), avoid loss.This verse uses “gain”.

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

αἱhaiwhichὅς (hos)relative pronoun, nominative, plural, feminine — “which”, the subject formG3739who, which, what, that.This verse uses “which”.κερδηθήσωνταιkerdēthēsōntaitheyκερδαίνω (kerdainō)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person plural — “they”, an action still aheadG2770I gain, acquire, win (over), avoid loss.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

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American Standard Version (1901)

In like manner, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

Young’s Literal Translation

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

World English Bible

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,

Darby Translation

Likewise, wives, [be] subject to your own husbands, that, even if any are disobedient to the word, they may be gained without [the] word by the conversation of the wives,

Douay-Rheims

In like manner also let wives be subject to their husbands: that if any believe not the word, they may be won without the word, by the conversation of the wives.

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