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.
Dwell, х sunoikountes (G4924)] - 'dwelling:' connected with the verb, 1 Peter 2:17, "Honour all."
Knowledge - Christian: appreciating the due relation of the sexes in God's design: acting with tenderness and forbearance accordingly: with wise consideration.
Giving honour unto the wife - rather, 'dwelling according to knowledge with the female х gunaikeioo (G1134), adjective] as the weaker vessel (note, 1 Thessalonians 4:4. Both husband and wife are vessels in God's hand, of God's making, to fulfill His gracious purposes. Both weak, the woman the weaker. Sense of his own weakness, and that she, like himself, is God's vessel, ought lead him to act with tender and wise consideration toward her, the weaker fabric); (assigning х aponemontes (G632)], apportioning) honour as being also (besides being man and wife) heirs together,' etc.; or as C B, Vulgate, read, 'as to those who are also (besides being your wives) fellow-heirs.' (The reason why the man should dwell considerately with the wife is, because she is the weaker vessel; the reason why he should give honour to her is, because God gives honour to both as fellow-heirs: cf. the same argument, 1 Peter 3:9.) He does not take into account the case of an unbelieving wife, as she might yet believe.
Grace of life - God's gracious gift of life (1 Peter 1:4; 1 Peter 1:13).
That your prayers be not hindered - by dissensions, which prevent united prayer, on which depends the blessing.