1 Peter 3:7

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

1 Peter 3:7 - Amplified Bible

In the same way you married men should live considerately with [your wives], with an intelligent recognition [of the marriage relation], honoring the woman as [physically] the weaker, but [realizing that you] are joint heirs of the grace (God's unmerited favor) of life, in order that your prayers may not be hindered {and} cut off. [Otherwise you cannot pray effectively.]

1 Peter 3:7 - American Standard Version

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

1 Peter 3:7 - Bible in Basic English

And you husbands, give thought to your way of life with your wives, giving honour to the woman who is the feebler vessel, but who has an equal part in the heritage of the grace of life; so that you may not be kept from prayer.

1 Peter 3:7 - Darby Bible

[Ye] husbands likewise, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, as with a weaker, [even] the female, vessel, giving [them] honour, as also fellow-heirs of [the] grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

1 Peter 3:7 - English Standard Version

Likewise, husbands, live with your wives in an understanding way, showing honor to the woman as the weaker vessel, since they are heirs with you of the grace of life, so that your prayers may not be hindered.

1 Peter 3:7 - King James Version

1 Peter 3:7 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y vosotros, maridos, igualmente, convivid de manera comprensiva con vuestras mujeres, como con un vaso más frágil, puesto que es mujer, dándole honor como a coheredera de la gracia de la vida, para que vuestras oraciones no sean estorbadas.

1 Peter 3:7 - The Message

The same goes for you husbands: Be good husbands to your wives. Honor them, delight in them. As women they lack some of your advantages. But in the new life of God’s grace, you’re equals. Treat your wives, then, as equals so your prayers don’t run aground.

1 Peter 3:7 - New American Standard Bible

You husbands in the same way, live with {your wives} in an understanding way, as with someone weaker, since she is a woman; and show her honor as a fellow heir of the grace of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

1 Peter 3:7 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Ustedes, maridos, igualmente, convivan de manera comprensiva con sus mujeres, como con un vaso más frágil, puesto que es mujer, dándole honor por ser heredera como ustedes de la gracia de la vida, para que sus oraciones no sean estorbadas.

1 Peter 3:7 - World English Bible

You husbands, in like manner, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; not cutting off your prayers.

1 Peter 3:7 - Young's Living Translation

The husbands, in like manner, dwelling with [them], according to knowledge, as to a weaker vessel -- to the wife -- imparting honour, as also being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

1 Peter 3:7 - Additional Comments

Honor your wife - show her value, both privately and publicly. A majority of her value (as she sees herself) comes from the value her husband gives her.
If you don't honor you wife, your prayers will be hindered.
What else hinders prayer?
- Indifference / ignoring God (Prov 1:24-30)
- Outright Disobedience (Deut 1:41-45)
- Stubbornness (Zech 7:12-13)
- Double-Minded or Unstable (James 1:6-7)
- Selfishness (James 4:3)
- Sin (Isaiah 59:2)
- Lack of Mercy (Prov 21:13)
- Not delighting in Him (Psalm 37:4)
- Not fearing Him (Psalm 145:19)
- Not abiding in Him (John 15:7)

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