Lin

“Actually I think that Peter does mention what women need. They need “understanding”. My husband and I have been talking a lot about this and we have found something that works for us. When I need him to be understanding I say first that I need him to just listen and I don’t need him to fix anything.”

I do not want to be contentious and I hope you know I am just trying to make a point. The above does not describe me at all and I am a woman.

I get very nervous when we take scripture that has been translated by men and put genders in these categories of what they should ‘feel’. This is one reason I could never relate to the comp books. I was NEVER like the women they described and what they always said women wanted or needed. I would prefer respect over understanding. Just as I would prefer cleaning the toilet over flowers.

The comps tried to tell me for years I was in rebellion because I did not fit those categories. There was always something wrong with me.

In verse 1 the word ‘respect’ is phobos which means fear or be afraid. The KJV actually translates it as fear. 1st Century women married to unbelievers had reason to fear them.

I think culture plays a big part in understanding this passage. These are women who had NO respect at all from men and would need understanding.