1 Peter 3:7 (a) — The Cost of New

Picture: Close-up photo of two wedding rings.

Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives…

Peter has instructed wives and now turns his attention to the husbands. He begins, “… in the same way….” In the same way as what? 

To find the answer, we have to go back to Chapter 3, verse 1. Peter writes, “Wives, in the same way submit yourselves to your own husbands.” Wait a minute. In the same way as — what? 

If we go back to Chapter 2, verse 21, we read: “To this you were called, because Christ suffered for you, leaving you an example, that you should follow in his steps.”

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