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Selected Verse: 1 Peter 3:2 - Darby

Verse	Translation	Text
1Pe 3:2	Darby	having witnessed your pure conversation carried out in fear;
	King James	While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
behold--on narrowly looking into it, literally, "having closely observed." chaste--pure, spotless, free from all impurity. fear--reverential, towards your husbands. Scrupulously pure, as opposed to the noisy, ambitious character of worldly women.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

behold--on narrowly looking into it, literally, "having closely observed."

chaste--pure, spotless, free from all impurity.

fear--reverential, towards your husbands. Scrupulously pure, as opposed to the noisy, ambitious character of worldly women.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
While they behold your chaste conversation - Your pure conduct. The word chaste here (ἁγνὴν hagnēn) refer's to purity of conduct in all respects, and not merely to chastity properly so called. It includes that, but it also embraces much more. The conduct of the wife is to be in all respects pure; and this is to be the grand instrumentality in the conversion of her husband. A wife may be strictly chaste, and yet there may be many other things in her conduct and temper which would mar the beauty of her piety, and prevent any happy influence on the mind of her husband, Coupled with fear - The word fear, in this place, may refer either to the fear of God, or to a proper respect and reverence for their husbands, Eph 5:33. The trait of character which is referred to is that of proper respect and reverence in all the relations which she sustained, as opposed to a trifling and frivolous mind. Leighton suggests that the word fear here relates particularly to the other duty enjoined - that of chaste conversation - "fearing the least stain of chastity, or the very appearance of anything not suiting with it. It is a delicate, timorous grace, afraid of the least air, or shadow of anything that hath but a resemblance of wronging it, in carriage, or speech, or apparel."

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

While they behold your chaste conversation - Your pure conduct. The word chaste here (ἁγνὴν hagnēn) refer's to purity of conduct in all respects, and not merely to chastity properly so called. It includes that, but it also embraces much more. The conduct of the wife is to be in all respects pure; and this is to be the grand instrumentality in the conversion of her husband. A wife may be strictly chaste, and yet there may be many other things in her conduct and temper which would mar the beauty of her piety, and prevent any happy influence on the mind of her husband,

Coupled with fear - The word fear, in this place, may refer either to the fear of God, or to a proper respect and reverence for their husbands, Eph 5:33. The trait of character which is referred to is that of proper respect and reverence in all the relations which she sustained, as opposed to a trifling and frivolous mind. Leighton suggests that the word fear here relates particularly to the other duty enjoined - that of chaste conversation - "fearing the least stain of chastity, or the very appearance of anything not suiting with it. It is a delicate, timorous grace, afraid of the least air, or shadow of anything that hath but a resemblance of wronging it, in carriage, or speech, or apparel."

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]
While they behold (ἐποπτεύσαντες) See on Pe1 2:12. Conversation See on Pe1 1:15. Rev., behavior. Coupled with fear (ἐν φόβῳ) Lit., in fear.

Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886]

While they behold (ἐποπτεύσαντες)

See on Pe1 2:12.

Conversation

See on Pe1 1:15. Rev., behavior.

Coupled with fear (ἐν φόβῳ)

Lit., in fear.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Joined with a loving fear of displeasing them.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Joined with a loving fear of displeasing them.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
Chaste conversation - with fear - While they see that ye join modesty, chastity, and the purest manners, to the fear of God. Or perhaps fear, φοβος, is taken, as in Eph 5:33, for the reverence due to the husband.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

Chaste conversation - with fear - While they see that ye join modesty, chastity, and the purest manners, to the fear of God. Or perhaps fear, φοβος, is taken, as in Eph 5:33, for the reverence due to the husband.

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