Neville Goddard on 1 Peter 3:1-7 - Mystical Bible Interpretation

Read 1 Peter 3 in context

Scripture Focus

1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

2While they behold your chaste conversation coupled with fear.

3Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

4But let it be the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, even the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.

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

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

7Likewise, 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 3:1-7

Biblical Context

Wives are urged to cultivate a meek, inner spirit and modest outward conduct; husbands are told to honor and understand their wives. The true adornment is the heart, not outward appearance, and harmony in the inner state affects prayer.

Neville's Inner Vision

Within this text you stand before the mirror of your own consciousness. The command to be subject and to adorn the hidden man of the heart is not a social rule but a call to align your inner state with the I AM that you are. When you take the posture of a meek and quiet spirit, you are choosing the sacred field from which events are formed; the outer words of obedience become simply the surface drama of a deeper, irresistible life. The 'conversation' of your life, your daily inhabitance, is really your mental talk—a rate of vibration you send forth. If you hold fear or pride, the outer circumstances may mirror it; but if you clothe yourself in trust, courage, and gentle strength, you paint your world with a new tone. The olden imagery of Sara and Abraham becomes a symbol: the inner obedience to divine order awakens a grace that makes love and harmony natural, even in seeming disagreement. When your heart rests in God, the prayers you speak are already answered in the felt sense of peace.