^aLikewise, ^bye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any ^cobey not the word, ^dthey also may without the word be ^ewon by the ^fconversation of the wives; ²While they ^gbehold your chaste ^fconversation coupled with fear.

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aComp. ch. 2:13.
bver. 5. Eph. 5:22. Col. 3:18. Tit. 2:5. See Gen. 3:16.
cver. 20. See Heb. 11:31 marg.
dSo 1 Cor. 7:16.
eSee Matt. 18:15.
fver. 2, 16. See Gal. 1:13.
gSee ch. 2:12.
fver. 2, 16. See Gal. 1:13.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful and pure conduct.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, if any of them do not believe the word, they may be won over without words by the behavior of their wives, when they see the purity and reverence of your lives.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

In the same way, wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands so that, even if some disobey the word, they may be won over without a word by the way their wives live when they observe your pure, reverent lives.

NLTNew Living Translation

In the same way, you wives must accept the authority of your husbands. Then, even if some refuse to obey the Good News, your godly lives will speak to them without any words. They will be won over by observing your pure and reverent lives.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

In the same way, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some are disobedient to the word, they may be won over without a word by the conduct of their wives, when they see your respectful, pure conduct.