1 Peter 3:7
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.
Cross-references
In 1 Peter 4:7, sobriety for prayer is urged — connects to the prayer hindrance from marital conduct mentioned just before.
1 Corinthians 7:3 commands husbands to fulfill marital duties — reinforcing Peter's call for understanding and honor in marriage.
Ephesians 5:25-28 expands the husband's role to sacrificial love like Christ's — deepening Peter's call for honor into self-giving love.
Ephesians 5:33 commands husbands to love wives as themselves — aligning with Peter's exhortation to honor them as co-heirs.
Colossians 3:19 tells husbands to love wives and not be harsh — directly matching Peter's instruction to honor them as weaker vessels.
Titus 3:7 states believers become heirs of eternal life by grace — closely echoing Peter's 'heirs of the grace of life'.
In 1 Corinthians 12:22-24, Paul says weaker body parts receive greater honor — paralleling Peter's call to honor the weaker vessel.
Genesis 2:18 establishes marriage as God's creation of a helper — this verse builds on that foundation, calling wives fellow heirs.
In Genesis 2:23, Adam declares Eve bone of his bone, grounding the intimate union that Peter uses to urge husbands to honor their wives.
In Genesis 2:24, the one-flesh union is established, providing the foundation for Peter's command that husbands honor their wives as co-heirs.
In Malachi 2:14-16, God condemns faithlessness to the wife of one's covenant, echoing Peter's exhortation to treat her with honor and understanding.
In 1 Timothy 2:8, men are to pray without anger — directly ties to the prayer hindrance that results from marital discord in this verse.
In Proverbs 5:15-19, rejoicing in one's wife is commanded, aligning with Peter's call to honor and cherish her as a partner in grace.
In 1 Corinthians 7:33, a married man is concerned with pleasing his wife — mirrors the husband's attentive care echoed in this verse.
Ephesians 3:6 says Gentiles are fellow heirs of the promise — mirroring Peter's point that wives are fellow heirs of grace.
In Hebrews 6:17, God confirms his promise to heirs — echoes the description of wives as fellow heirs of grace in this verse.