1 Peter 3:2
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Peter 3:2 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Peter 3:2 is a verse from the book of 1 Peter in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Peter 3:2 — KJV
“While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.”
— 1 Peter 3:2 (KJV)
1 Peter 3:2 in Context — About the Book of 1 Peter
1 Peter is written to exiles under fire — believers scattered and slandered across Asia Minor. Peter, who once cracked under pressure, now teaches how to stand: a living hope through resurrection, holiness in a hostile culture, and casting all anxiety on the One who cares for you.
Cross-References for 1 Peter 3:2
“And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead: for they said, Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spake unto him, and he would not hearken unto our voice: how will he then vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? vex: Heb. do hurt”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 3:2: while, behold, fear
“But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. conceived: Gr. begotten”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 3:2: while, behold, fear
“Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee: go up and possess it, as the LORD God of thy fathers hath said unto thee; fear not, neither be discouraged.”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 3:2: behold, fear
“For I know thy rebellion, and thy stiff neck: behold, while I am yet alive with you this day, ye have been rebellious against the LORD; and how much more after my death?”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 3:2: while, behold
“And now, behold, the LORD hath kept me alive, as he said, these forty and five years, even since the LORD spake this word unto Moses, while the children of Israel wandered in the wilderness: and now, lo, I am this day fourscore and five years old. wandered: Heb. walked”
Shares key themes with 1 Peter 3:2: while, behold
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