As wives, as daughters of God ...

As wives, as daughters of God,

you must place your hope in God, live a holy life,

and do good deeds without fear of anything

(1 Peter 3:5-6).

It's not "because" of my wife, it's "thanks" to my wife!

Because of his fear for his own safety,

Abraham, afraid he might be killed because of his beautiful wife,

told his wife Sarai to say to the Egyptians, 'You are my sister.'

Thanks to his wife, he was well-treated by the Pharaoh of Egypt,

receiving sheep, cattle, donkeys, male and female servants, and camels

(Genesis 12:11-16).

The lesson here is that as husbands, we should not think or say

'because of' our wives, but 'thanks to' our wives.

The reason is that even though we husbands might sometimes think or say

'because of' our wives, the Lord, who is the master of our households,

wishes to bless us through the wives He has paired us with (vv. 1-2).

Wives must make themselves beautiful on the inside.

As wives, you should not focus on outward adornment

but should instead beautify your inner self with a gentle and quiet spirit,

which is of great worth in God's sight.

And as wives, you should adorn yourselves

by being submissive to your own husbands.

When you obey your husbands, even if they do not believe the word,

they may be won over without words by your behavior

when they see the purity and reverence of your lives as you serve God

(1 Peter 3:1-5).