Submission in Marriage

In the context of how to live a Christian life when dealing with unbelieving or even persecuting authorities, Peter addresses first wives and then husbands. Once again, the overall theme is for submission, in this case for the wife to submit to her husband. How and why to do this is then laid out for the wife. Not neglecting the duties of the husband, however, Peter also addressed the duty of the husband to bestow honor upon his wife. Though Peter addresses husbands in just one-sixth the verses, the husband is responsible for even more to make a marriage work!