1 Peter 3:7 (KJV)

Passage

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

Nearby Context

1 Peter 3:5 For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

1 Peter 3:6 Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.

1 Peter 3:7 Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

1 Peter 3:8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

1 Peter 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "grace", "heirs together", "grace of life", "prayers be not hindered", "likewise", "husbands", "dwell", and "knowledge". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "grace" and "heirs together", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 6's "Even as Sara obeyed Abraham calling him..." into verse 8's "Finally be ye all of one mind...", so "grace" and "heirs together" belong inside that flow. In Honor in Marriage and Shared Grace, the local focus is holy conduct, submission, and grace.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "grace" and "heirs together" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.