Αἱ γυναῖκες τοῖς ἰδίοις�. Cf. 1 Corinthians 11:3. Wifely subjection is commended in Colossians 3:18 as ‘seemly.’ In. 1 Peter 3:1 it is part of the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, commended for its winning power as a revelation (ἐποπτεύσαντες) of the Divine, and by the example of the holy women of old. Here the attitude follows naturally on the recognition of the Divine antitype of the marital relation. It is the acknowledgement of the Lord as the real source of the husband’s authority.

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