1 Peter 3:1, Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands...

Wives of the ancient past were “in subjection unto their own husbands.” When Peter exhorts the female readers of this epistle to submit to their husbands, he bases his advice on a long-standing tradition. He knows that the women in ancient times demonstrated their submission with inner qualities that are highly favored in the sight of God.