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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;

The Roman Law allowed a man to have authority over his wife and children as he did over slaves and animals. Thus, women had no rights at all, which caused some to flee. However, when Christianity came calling for love, some thought that Christianity urges women to rebel against their husbands. Therefore, the church directed these clear commandments to women, which instructs them to submit to their husbands.
St. Peter asks the women to submit to their husbands even if they do not obey the word. The husbands hear the practical word through the pure conduct of their wives, which is full of righteousness and fear of God. It is not appropriate for her to teach her husband, because he is her head, yet she can win him to the Lord by her submission and good behavior. St. John Chrysostom said: “Through the obedience of the wife to her husband, he becomes meek toward her... Through love, all attack is abolished; if he is atheist, he will accept the faith, and if he is Christian, he will become a better Christian (1).” Submission is not due to fear but rather it is submission in the Lord [Col 3:18], for she submits because the church submits to her Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus [Eph 5:24]. St. Clement of Alexandria said (2):

“It is written in the Holy Bible that the Lord gave man the woman to help him. She can help her husband and relieve all his burdens through her service and her good conduct and ability.
If he is not influenced by her good behavior, then she does all what she can to live a pure life, trusting that God is her helper and her Savior in this life and the life to come.
Let her take God to be her Guide in all her undertakings, doing righteousness and looking at God’s blessings as her goal.”

St. Paul addresses Titus in his epistle saying: “The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things, that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.” [Titus 2:3-5]

Footnote
(1) “Brotherly Love”: Attributes of loving husbands, p. 258, 260.
(2) Stromata, 4:20.

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Author: Tertullian of Carthage
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Author: Clement Of Alexandria
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1 Peter 3:2
While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.

The Roman Law allowed a man to have authority over his wife and children as he did over slaves and animals. Thus, women had no rights at all, which caused some to flee. However, when Christianity came calling for love, some thought that Christianity urges women to rebel against their husbands. Therefore, the church directed these clear commandments to women, which instructs them to submit to their husbands.
St. Peter asks the women to submit to their husbands even if they do not obey the word. The husbands hear the practical word through the pure conduct of their wives, which is full of righteousness and fear of God. It is not appropriate for her to teach her husband, because he is her head, yet she can win him to the Lord by her submission and good behavior. St. John Chrysostom said: “Through the obedience of the wife to her husband, he becomes meek toward her... Through love, all attack is abolished; if he is atheist, he will accept the faith, and if he is Christian, he will become a better Christian (1).” Submission is not due to fear but rather it is submission in the Lord [Col 3:18], for she submits because the church submits to her Bridegroom, the Lord Jesus [Eph 5:24]. St. Clement of Alexandria said (2):

“It is written in the Holy Bible that the Lord gave man the woman to help him. She can help her husband and relieve all his burdens through her service and her good conduct and ability.
If he is not influenced by her good behavior, then she does all what she can to live a pure life, trusting that God is her helper and her Savior in this life and the life to come.
Let her take God to be her Guide in all her undertakings, doing righteousness and looking at God’s blessings as her goal.”

St. Paul addresses Titus in his epistle saying: “The older women likewise, that they be reverent in behavior, not slanderers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things, that they admonish the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, to be discreet, chaste, homemakers, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be blasphemed.” [Titus 2:3-5]

Footnote
(1) “Brotherly Love”: Attributes of loving husbands, p. 258, 260.
(2) Stromata, 4:20.

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1 Peter 3:3
Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

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Author: Tertullian of Carthage
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AD: 220

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage
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1 Peter 3:4
But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage
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1 Peter 3:5
For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

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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.

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Author: The Apostolic Constitutions
AD: 375

The Apostolic Constitutions

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Author: Ignatius of Antioch
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AD: 108

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1 Peter 3:7
Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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1 Peter 3:8
Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:

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Author: Clement Of Alexandria
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1 Peter 3:9
Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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Author: Tertullian of Carthage
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AD: 220

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Author: Polycarp of Smyrna
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AD: 155

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1 Peter 3:10
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

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1 Peter 3:11
Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

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Author: Tertullian of Carthage
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1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.

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1 Peter 3:13
And who [is] he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

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1 Peter 3:14
But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

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1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

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1 Peter 3:16
Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

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1 Peter 3:17
For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

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1 Peter 3:18
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

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Author: Tertullian of Carthage
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AD: 220

Tertullian of Carthage

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Author: Martyrdom Of Polycarp
Posted on: 2022-11-13

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage
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AD: 258

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1 Peter 3:19
By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

When the Lord died in the flesh, His soul was separated from His flesh, but His divinity was not separated from His flesh nor from His soul. The soul departed to Hades to preach those who had died in the hope of the resurrection, for Satan has no power over them. St. Ambrose said: “It is obvious that the Lord Jesus did not fall under the power of darkness but rather He abolished its dominion, preaching even to the dead in Hades to liberate them (1).” But who are the ones to whom He preached? There are many explanations:

A. The opinion of St. Athanasius, St. Cyril, and St. Jerome: After the Lord’s death in the flesh, He descended into Hades and preached to those who did not believe Noah when he was warning them about the flood, but when some saw the rain pouring, they repented and asked for mercy.
B. The opinion of St. Augustine: The Lord Jesus, with His Holy Spirit, preached the people, through Noah, and warned them of the flood, so they may repent, but they did not believe. By saying “in the prison”, he means the spirits who were in the flesh. Only eight, Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives were saved through this preaching.
C. The opinion of Tertullian (2): The number eight was to show that the creation started with Adam and Eve, a man with only one wife, and also, the new world, after the flood, Noah and his sons, each having one wife.
D. The opinion of Fr. Hippolytus (3): “He arranged everything on earth; therefore, He became man to restore to us our image through Himself, also He arranged everything under the earth for He was numbered with the dead preaching the Gospel to the souls of the saints who died on the hope of the resurrection. Through death, He conquered death.”
E. The opinion of St. Irenaeus (4): After mentioning the people who sinned in the Old Testament, he said that the Lord descended to the deep earth proclaiming His ascension, declaring the forgiveness of sins to those who believe in Him. All those who believed in Him, hoped in Him and declared His coming and submitted to His blessings, that is, all the prophets, the fathers, He forgave them their sins, in as much as He forgave us.
F. The opinion of St. Clement of Alexandria (5): He relied on what Job said in ch.28:24, that He looks to the ends of the earth and sees under the whole heavens. He descended and preached not only to those who hoped in His salvation, but to the Gentiles, who in their ignorance, lived righteously according to their law.

Footnote
(1) The Christian Faith 3 : 4 : 28.
(2) On monogamy 4.
(3) A. N. Fra V. 5 P. 209.
(4) Irenaeus against heresies 4 : 27 : 2.
(5) The Stromato 6:6.

Verses that belong to this explanation: 19-20

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Author: Tertullian of Carthage
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AD: 220

Tertullian of Carthage

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Author: Irenaeus of Lyons
Rank: Bishop
AD: 202

Irenaeus of Lyons

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Author: Hippolytus of Rome
Rank: Author
AD: 235

Hippolytus of Rome

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Author: Clement Of Alexandria
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AD: 215

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1 Peter 3:20
Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

When the Lord died in the flesh, His soul was separated from His flesh, but His divinity was not separated from His flesh nor from His soul. The soul departed to Hades to preach those who had died in the hope of the resurrection, for Satan has no power over them. St. Ambrose said: “It is obvious that the Lord Jesus did not fall under the power of darkness but rather He abolished its dominion, preaching even to the dead in Hades to liberate them (1).” But who are the ones to whom He preached? There are many explanations:

A. The opinion of St. Athanasius, St. Cyril, and St. Jerome: After the Lord’s death in the flesh, He descended into Hades and preached to those who did not believe Noah when he was warning them about the flood, but when some saw the rain pouring, they repented and asked for mercy.
B. The opinion of St. Augustine: The Lord Jesus, with His Holy Spirit, preached the people, through Noah, and warned them of the flood, so they may repent, but they did not believe. By saying “in the prison”, he means the spirits who were in the flesh. Only eight, Noah, his wife, his three sons and their wives were saved through this preaching.
C. The opinion of Tertullian (2): The number eight was to show that the creation started with Adam and Eve, a man with only one wife, and also, the new world, after the flood, Noah and his sons, each having one wife.
D. The opinion of Fr. Hippolytus (3): “He arranged everything on earth; therefore, He became man to restore to us our image through Himself, also He arranged everything under the earth for He was numbered with the dead preaching the Gospel to the souls of the saints who died on the hope of the resurrection. Through death, He conquered death.”
E. The opinion of St. Irenaeus (4): After mentioning the people who sinned in the Old Testament, he said that the Lord descended to the deep earth proclaiming His ascension, declaring the forgiveness of sins to those who believe in Him. All those who believed in Him, hoped in Him and declared His coming and submitted to His blessings, that is, all the prophets, the fathers, He forgave them their sins, in as much as He forgave us.
F. The opinion of St. Clement of Alexandria (5): He relied on what Job said in ch.28:24, that He looks to the ends of the earth and sees under the whole heavens. He descended and preached not only to those who hoped in His salvation, but to the Gentiles, who in their ignorance, lived righteously according to their law.

Footnote
(1) The Christian Faith 3 : 4 : 28.
(2) On monogamy 4.
(3) A. N. Fra V. 5 P. 209.
(4) Irenaeus against heresies 4 : 27 : 2.
(5) The Stromato 6:6.

Verses that belong to this explanation: 19-20

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Author: The Apostolic Constitutions
AD: 375

The Apostolic Constitutions

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Author: Tertullian of Carthage
Rank: Author
AD: 220

Tertullian of Carthage

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Author: Shepherd of Hermas
AD: 150

Shepherd of Hermas

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Author: Irenaeus of Lyons
Rank: Bishop
AD: 202

Irenaeus of Lyons

1 Peter 3

Author: Cyprian of Carthage
Rank: Bishop
AD: 258

Cyprian of Carthage

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Author: Clement Of Rome
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AD: 99

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1 Peter 3:21
The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

St. Augustine said: “The Christians of Carthage give a perfect name to baptism which is ‘Salvation’, and the mystery of the Body of Christ is ‘Life’. They excerpted this from the first apostolic tradition where the early churches depended on them as foundation, for without baptism and partaking in the Lord’s Supper, one cannot obtain the kingdom of God and the salvation and the eternal life (1).” The Holy Bible witnessed to that... Does baptism, an expression of salvation, differ from what is written? “... He saved us through the washing of regeneration and renewing of the Holy Spirit” [Titus 3:5]. Hermas (2) saw in one of his visions the victorious church built as a tower on the water. When asked the reason it was built on water, he said: “the tower is built on water because your lives will be saved through water.” Baptism does not only wash the dirt from the flesh, but also grants a pure conscience by the power of the resurrection of the Lord, whereby we are buried with Christ and rise again. For this reason, the church used to baptize the catechumens the Sunday before Easter, called “Baptismal Sunday.” Therefore, it is appropriate not only to obtain the capability of the life of holiness in the sacrament of baptism, but also we have to abide with a clear conscience for the resurrection of the Lord Jesus (3). St. Basil the Great (4) talked about the effect of baptism when He answered the question: Why should baptism be through immersion in water? He said: “In baptism, there is purification of the soul from dirty, carnal thoughts, as it is written, ‘You shall wash me and I shall be whiter than snow’” [Ps 51:9].Therefore, we do not wash ourselves after each transgression, as the Jews used to do; instead, we have only one baptism [Eph 4:5], for in baptism death is carried away once. The resurrection from the dead occurs only once. For this reason, the Lord granted us the “covenant of baptism” and in it the nature of life and death. Being submersed in the water is a symbol of death, and the Holy Spirit (at the same time) grants lifeThis answers the question: Why was the water related to the spirit [John 3:5]? In baptism, we achieve two goals:
The First: is to purify the flesh of sin [Rom 6:6] so it may not carry the fruits of death [Rom 7:5].
The Second: is for our life in the Spirit [Gal 5:25], so we may have fruits for holiness.
The water receiving the body is like a tomb carrying death, but the spirit overflows with reviving power renewing our spirits from the death of sin from our first life. This is what he means by being born of water and spirit. Through baptism, we are baptized to the death of Christ and His resurrection. Therefore, we accept sufferings joyfully even to the point of death, abiding in the Crucified Lord, and waiting to have an inheritance with Him in the eternal glories

Footnote
(1) On Forgiveness of sins and Baptism 1:34
(2) The Shephard: Book 1 Vision 3
(3) St. Augustine refuting Festus 19
(4) On the Holy Spirit 35

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Author: Tertullian of Carthage
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Tertullian of Carthage

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Author: Cyprian of Carthage
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1 Peter 3:22
Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

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Author: Polycarp of Smyrna
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AD: 155

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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;

2 While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.

3 Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

4 But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

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.

7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

8 Finally, [be ye] all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, [be] pitiful, [be] courteous:

9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

11 Let him eschew evil, and do good; let him seek peace, and ensue it.

12 For the eyes of the Lord [are] over the righteous, and his ears [are open] unto their prayers: but the face of the Lord [is] against them that do evil.

13 And who [is] he that will harm you, if ye be followers of that which is good?

14 But and if ye suffer for righteousness' sake, happy [are ye]: and be not afraid of their terror, neither be troubled;

15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and [be] ready always to [give] an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:

16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.

17 For [it is] better, if the will of God be so, that ye suffer for well doing, than for evil doing.

18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:

19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;

20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.

21 The like figure whereunto [even] baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:

22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

King James Version

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