# In the same way This refers back to how Sarah and other godly women obeyed their husbands in 1 Peter 3:5 and 6. # wives according to understanding, as with a weaker container, a woman Peter speaks of women as if they were containers, as men are sometimes also spoken of. Alternate translation: "wives, understanding that the woman is the weaker partner” # give them honor as fellow heirs of the grace of life "honor them because they will also receive by grace the eternal life that God gives" # heirs of the grace of life Eternal life is often spoken of as if it were something that people inherit. # Do this "Live with your wives in this way" # so that your prayers will not be hindered "so that nothing will hinder your prayers" or "so that nothing will keep you from praying as you should"