It was also the principle behind his counsel to all Christians ​ — men, women, and children — ​ when he said: “Maintain your conduct fine among the nations, that, in the thing in which they are speaking against you as evildoers, they may as a result of your fine works of which they are eyewitnesses glorify God in the day for his inspection. ” ​ — 1 Peter 2: 12; 3: 16.
उसने उन्हें कहा: “हे पत्नियों, तुम भी अपने पति के अधीन रहो । इसलिए कि यदि इन में से कोई ऐसे हों जो वचन को न मानते हों, तौभी..., अपनी अपनी पत्नी के चाल - चलन के द्वारा खिंच जाए । ”