Commentaries:
Robertson's Word Pictures (NT)
Beholding (epopteusantev). First aorist active participle of epopteuw, for which see I Peter 2:12. See I Peter 2:12 also for anastrofhn manner of life).
Chaste (agnhn). Pure because "in fear" (en fobw), no word in the Greek for "coupled," fear of God, though in Ephesians 5:33 fear (reverence for) of the husband is urged.
Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing 1 Peter 3:2:
1 Peter 2:12
1 Peter 3:15
2 Peter 1:16
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