1 Peter 3:2-6

3:2 when they see your pure and reverent conduct. ¹  3:3 Let your ²  beauty ³  not be external – the braiding of hair and wearing of gold jewelry ⁴  or fine clothes – 3:4 but the inner person ⁵  of the heart, the lasting beauty of a gentle and tranquil spirit, which is precious in God’s sight. 3:5 For in the same way the holy women who hoped in God long ago adorned themselves by being subject to their husbands, 3:6 like Sarah who obeyed ⁶  Abraham, calling him lord. You become her children ⁷  when you do what is good and have no fear in doing so. ⁸ 

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¹ tn Grk “behavior,” the same word translated “the way you live” in vs. 1.

² tn Grk “whose,” referring to the wives.

³ tn Or “adornment.”

⁴ tn The word “jewelry” is not in the Greek text, but has been supplied to indicate that gold ornaments or jewelry is intended; otherwise the reader might assume wearing gold-colored clothing was forbidden.

⁵ tn Grk “the hidden man.” KJV’s “the hidden man of the heart,” referring to a wife, could be seriously misunderstood by the modern English reader.

⁶ tn Grk “as Sarah obeyed.”

⁷ tn Grk “whose children you become.”

⁸ tn Grk “doing good and not fearing any intimidation.”