You husbands, in like manner, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.
that your prayers be not hindered: It is evident that those who are heirs together are expected to be prayer partners. When the rules of God are forsaken, when strife and discord are present, prayer is hindered, (enkopto) "cut into" (Thayer 166-2-1465). Thayer further comment, "that ye be not hindered from praying (together) (166-2-1465) (Galatians 5:7). Only where peace and harmony prevail can a husband and wife truly join in family prayer.