Later, hypotassō is found in 5:5 to admonish younger believers to respect the leadership of their elders in the church. After all, God will honor the humility of those who submit, but he will clash with those who will not (see 5:5c).3 According to 3:1, wives, just like the household slaves, are to take their behavioral cues from the Lord Jesus. Peter does not suggest any natural inferiority of women to men (3:7 notwithstanding). He does not require that all women be submissive to all men: Peter’s