1 Peter 3:5
1 Peter 3:5
“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:”
King James Version (KJV)
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Read Full Chapter →Holy women of old who trusted God adorned themselves this same way, in faithful conduct.
What Does 1 Peter 3:5 Mean?
Peter points back to the faithful women of earlier generations as living proof of his counsel. They too adorned themselves not with finery but with trust in God and faithful conduct.
Their defining mark was that they trusted in God. The inner beauty Peter commends is not a new invention but an old and honored way, walked by women whose faith outlasted their lifetimes. He gives his readers a heritage to stand in, a line of women whose hope was in God and whose quiet faithfulness made them beautiful in a way the years could not erase.