1 Peter 3:6
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.”
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“just as Sarah obeyed Abraham and called him lord. And you are her children if you do what is right and refuse to give way to fear.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.”
King James Version · Public Domain“as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose children ye now are, if ye do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Peter 3:6 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 18:12So she laughed to herself, saying, “After I am worn out and my master is old, will I now have this pleasure?”
- Genesis 18:15But Sarah was afraid, so she denied it and said, “I did not laugh.” “No,” replied the LORD, “but you did laugh.”
- Judges 19:26Early that morning, the woman went back to the house where her master was staying, collapsed at the doorway, and lay there until it was light.
- Isaiah 57:11Whom have you dreaded and feared, so that you lied and failed to remember Me or take this to heart? Is it not because I have long been silent that you do not fear Me?
- Daniel 3:16Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego replied to the king, “O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer you in this matter.
- Matthew 26:69Meanwhile, Peter was sitting out in the courtyard, and a servant girl came up to him. “You also were with Jesus the Galilean,” she said.
- Acts 4:8Then Peter, filled with the Holy Spirit, said to them, “Rulers and elders of the people!
- Acts 4:19But Peter and John replied, “Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to listen to you rather than God.
- Romans 9:7Nor because they are Abraham’s descendants are they all his children. On the contrary, “Through Isaac your offspring will be reckoned.”
- Galatians 4:22For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman.
- 1 Peter 3:14But even if you should suffer for what is right, you are blessed. “Do not fear what they fear; do not be shaken.”
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