Contradiction with Ephesians 5:25
This verse instructs husbands to love their wives, emphasizing mutual respect and love, rather than focusing solely on the wife's conduct as in 1 Peter 3:2.
Ephesians 5:25: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
Contradiction with Galatians 3:28
This verse highlights the equality of all people in Christ, including gender, which contrasts with the hierarchical implication about women's conduct towards their husbands in 1 Peter 3:2.
Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:3-4
These verses emphasize mutual authority over each other's bodies in marriage, suggesting equality rather than the submission implied in 1 Peter 3:2.
1 Corinthians 7:3-4: Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.
Contradiction with Proverbs 31:26
This verse praises a woman's wisdom and kindness, focusing on her strengths and virtues rather than emphasizing submission or behavior towards a husband.
Proverbs 31:26: She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness.
Contradiction with Colossians 3:19
This verse instructs husbands not to be harsh with their wives, reflecting a consideration that is not highlighted in the emphasis on wives' behavior in 1 Peter 3:2.
Colossians 3:19: Husbands, love [your] wives, and be not bitter against them.
Contradiction with Genesis 1:27
This verse states that both male and female were created in God's image, which supports the idea of equality rather than a focus on submission to the husband as in 1 Peter 3:2.
Genesis 1:27: So God created man in his [own] image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.