1 Peter 3:5

1 Peter 3:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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:
• New International Version (NIV)For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God used to adorn themselves. They submitted themselves to their own husbands,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands,

Context of 1 Peter 3:5

3Think about what makes you beautiful. The way that you prepare your hair does not really make you beautiful. Gold things or beautiful clothes do not make you beautiful. 4Do not just think about your body, but think about what you are really like inside yourself. Be patient and do not become angry easily. Then you will always continue to be beautiful. If you are beautiful in your spirit, God likes that very much. That was how holy women made themselves beautiful many years ago. They trusted God that he would help them. They respected the authority of their husbands. 6Sarah was a woman like that. She obeyed her husband, Abraham. She called him, ‘My master’. So you wives also should do what is right. Do not let anything make you afraid. Then you will be like true daughters of Sarah. 7You husbands must also respect your wives. Be kind to your wife and help her. Remember that she is not as strong as you are. Because God is very kind, she has received his gift of true life, as you have. So you should respect her. Then God will answer you when you pray to him.

1 Peter 3:5 word by word

οὕτως γάρ ποτε καὶ αἱ ἅγιαι γυναῖκες αἱ ἐλπίζουσαι εἰς θεὸν ἐκόσμουν ἑαυτάς ὑποτασσόμεναι τοῖς ἰδίοις ἀνδράσιν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• after this mannerοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• in the old timeποτέpote · once/whenG4218
• the holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
• womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• who trustedἐλπίζωelpizō · to hope/expectG1679
• inἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• adornedκοσμέωkosmeō · to arrangeG2885
• themselvesἑαυτοῦheautou · themselfG1438
• being in subjectionὑποτάσσωhupotassō · to subjectG5293
• unto their ownἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• husbandsἀνήρanēr · man: husbandG435

Cross-references for 1 Peter 3:5

• Proverbs 31:10How difficult it is to find a wife who is truly wise! She is worth much more than valuable jewels.
• Luke 8:2Some women also went with them. These women had been ill, but Jesus had made them well again. One of the women was Mary from Magdala. Jesus had sent seven bad spirits away from her.
• Acts 1:14All these apostles often met together to pray. Mary who was Jesus' mother, other women and Jesus' brothers also met with them.
• Acts 9:36There was a woman called Tabitha who lived in Joppa. She was a believer. In the Greek language, her name was Dorcas, which means ‘deer’. She was always doing good things to help people. She gave poor people the things that they needed.
• 1 Timothy 2:10Christian women should not dress themselves like that. Instead, their lives should show that they do good things. They say that they want to please God, so that is the proper way for them to live.
• 1 Timothy 5:10People should know that she has done good things. For example, she must have been a good mother to her children. She must have received visitors into her home. She must have helped God's people as their servant. She must have taken care of people who had problems. She must have continued to do all kinds of good things like that.
• 1 Samuel 2:1Hannah prayed and she said, ‘I am very happy when I think about what the Lord has done. The Lord has made me very strong. I can laugh at my enemies because you, Lord, have saved me. That makes me very happy.
• Jeremiah 49:11But I will take care of your widows and the children who have no family. You can trust me to keep them safe.’
• Luke 2:37After that, she had lived alone until she was 84 years old. Now she never left the temple. She stayed there day and night to worship God. She fasted and she prayed.
• 1 Timothy 2:15But even as women give birth to children, God will save them. They must continue to trust God and to love other people. They must live in a way that shows they belong to God. They must think carefully about how they live. Then God will save them.
• 1 Timothy 5:5Some widows are really alone and they have nobody to take care of them. A widow like that trusts God that he will help her. As a result, she prays a lot, at night and during the day, and she asks God to help her.
• Hebrews 11:11Abraham and his wife, Sarah, were too old to have children. But Abraham believed God's promise that they would have children. He trusted God to do what he had promised. As a result of his faith, God made it possible for him and Sarah to have a baby.
• 1 Peter 3:2He will see that you obey God and that you do things that are completely good.

Commentaries on 1 Peter 3:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5For after this manner - Simplicity reigned in primitive times; natural ornaments alone were then in use. Trade and commerce brought in luxuries; and luxury brought pride, and all the excessive nonsense of Dress. No female head ever looks so well as when adorned with its own hair alone. This is the ornament appointed by God. To cut it off or to cover it is an unnatural practice; and to exchange the hair which God has given for hair of some other color, is…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5For after this manner, in the old time - The allusion here is particularly to the times of the patriarchs, and the object of the apostle is to state another reason why they should seek that kind of ornament which he had been commending. The reason is, that this characterized the pious and honored females of ancient times - those females who had been most commended of God, and who were most worthy to be remembered on earth. Who trusted in God - Greek, “Who…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-7The last of Peter’s three teachings about accepting authority speaks to wives and husbands (2:13–3:7; compare Ephesians 5:21–33; Colossians 3:18–19).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. after this manner--with the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit (compare the portrait of the godly wife, Pr 31:10-31). trusted--Greek, "hoped." "Holy" is explained by "hoped in (so as to be 'united to,' Greek) God." Hope in God is the spring of true holiness [Bengel]. in subjection--Their ornament consisted in their subordination. Vanity was forbidden (1Pe 3:3) as being contrary to female subjection.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Peter 3:5

• Example
• Faith
• Righteousness
• Sarah
• Wife

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Adorning
• Chaste
• Contrariwise
• Marriage
• Ornament
• Pitiful
• Quiet
• Railing

Commentaries on 1 Peter 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings