In like manner, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;
that, if any obey not the word: The word "if" strongly indicates that some, upon hearing the word, did not obey it (Romans 1:16). These divine instructions show how to preserve the home and how to save the unbelieving husband.