1 Peter 3
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1 Peter 3:1-5

1Likewise, wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that even if some do not obey the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives,

2when they see your respectful and pure conduct.

3Do not let your adorning be external—the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear—

4but let your adorning be the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which in God's sight is very precious.

5For this is how the holy women who hoped in God used to adorn themselves, by submitting to their own husbands,

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