1 Peter 3:6
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.
KJV
ὡς Σάρρα ὑπήκουσεν τῷ Ἀβραάμ, κύριον αὐτὸν καλοῦσα· ἧς ἐγενήθητε τέκνα ἀγαθοποιοῦσαι καὶ μὴ φοβούμεναι μηδεμίαν πτόησιν.
Greek NT
Sicut Sara obediebat Abrahæ, dominum eum vocans : cujus estis filiæ benefacientes, et non pertimentes ullam perturbationem.
Vulgate
as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.
ASV
As Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters you are, doing well and not fearing any disturbance.
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In the original Greek
17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Σάῤῥα
sarra
noun · 4×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καλέω
kaleo
verb · 148×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
μή
me
particle · 1033×
μηδείς
medeis
adjective · 92×
πτόησις
ptoesis
noun · 1×
τέκνον
teknon
noun · 99×
φοβέω
phobeo
verb · 95×
ἀγαθοποιέω
agathopoieo
verb · 9×
Ἀβραάμ
abraam
noun · 73×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×
ὑπακούω
upakouo
verb · 21×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×
Intertextual echoes
This verse quotes or alludes to 1 earlier text.
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Gen 18:12 · allusion"Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?"Genesis: Sarah called Abraham lord — Peter on wifely conduct
Textual variants
1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
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SBLGNT: ὑπήκουσεν | Treg/NIV/RP: ὑπήκουσεν | WH: ὑπήκουεν
- ὑπήκουσεν — SBLGNT
- ὑπήκουσεν — Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
- ὑπήκουεν — Westcott-Hort
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Historic Christian voices
5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§2204"The Christian family constitutes a specific revelation and realization of ecclesial communion, and for this reason it can and should be called a domestic church."9 It is a community of faith, hope, and charity; it assumes singular importance in the Church, as is evident in the New Testament.10
2. Having finished therefore all the discourses concerning all these things, he next proceeds also to another accusation. And what was this? Their women used both to pray and prophesy unveiled and with their head bare, (for then women also used to prophesy;) but the men went so far as to wear long hair as having spent their time in philosophy , and covered their heads when pray…
Cross-references
- 1Pet 3:14 — But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
- 1Pet 3:14 — But and if ye suffer for righteousness’ sake, happy are ye: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;
- 2Thess 1:8 — In flaming fire taking vengeance on them that know not God, and that obey not the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ:
- Acts 4:8 — Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said unto them, Ye rulers of the people, and elders of Israel,
- Acts 4:19 — But Peter and John answered and said unto them, Whether it be right in the sight of God to hearken unto you more than unto God, judge ye.
- Dan 3:16 — Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful to answer thee in this matter.
- Gen 18:12 — Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
- Gen 18:12 — Therefore Sarah laughed within herself, saying, After I am waxed old shall I have pleasure, my lord being old also?
- Gen 18:15 — Then Sarah denied, saying, I laughed not; for she was afraid. And he said, Nay; but thou didst laugh.
- Gen 31:35 — And she said to her father, Let it not displease my lord that I cannot rise up before thee; for the custom of women is upon me. And he searched, but found not the images.
- Gen 32:4 — And he commanded them, saying, Thus shall ye speak unto my lord Esau; Thy servant Jacob saith thus, I have sojourned with Laban, and stayed there until now:
- Isa 57:11 — And of whom hast thou been afraid or feared, that thou hast lied, and hast not remembered me, nor laid it to thy heart? have not I held my peace even of old, and thou fearest me not?
- Matt 26:69 — Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him, saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.
- Rom 9:7 — Neither, because they are the seed of Abraham, are they all children: but, In Isaac shall thy seed be called.