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:

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
For	γάρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
manner	οὕτως houtōs	G3779	in this way (referring to what precedes or follows) · adverb
time	ποτε pote	G4218	indefinite adverb · particle
holy	ἅγιαι hagiai	G40	sacred (physically · adjective — nominative plural feminine
women	γυναῖκες gunaikes	G1135	a woman · noun — nominative plural feminine
also	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
trusted	ἐλπίζουσαι elpizousai	G1679	to expect or confide · verb — present active participle, nominative plural feminine
in	ἐπί epí	G1909	properly
God	θεὸν theon	G2316	figuratively · noun — accusative singular masculine, a title
adorned	ἐκόσμουν ekosmoun	G2885	to put in proper order · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
themselves	ἑαυτάς he'autas	G1438	him- (her- · reflexive pronoun
subjection	ὑποτασσόμεναι hupotassomenai	G5293	to subordinate · verb — present passive participle, nominative plural feminine
own	ἰδίοις idiois	G2398	pertaining to self · adjective — dative plural masculine
husbands	ἀνδράσιν· andrasin	G435	a man (properly as an individual male) · noun — dative plural masculine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

1 Timothy 5:5 Now she that is a widow indeed, and desolate, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and prayers night and day.
Titus 2:3-4 The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things…
Proverbs 31:30 Favour is deceitful, and beauty is vain: but a woman that feareth the LORD, she shall be praised.
Luke 2:37 And she was a widow of about fourscore and four years, which departed not from the temple, but served God with fastings and prayers night an…
Luke 8:2-3 And certain women, which had been healed of evil spirits and infirmities, Mary called Magdalene, out of whom went seven devils,
Acts 9:36 Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas: this woman was full of good works and alm…
1 Timothy 2:15 Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
1 Timothy 5:10 Well reported of for good works; if she have brought up children, if she have lodged strangers, if she have washed the saints’ feet, if she…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:1-7

The apostle having treated of the duties of subjects to their sovereigns, and of servants to their masters, proceeds to explain the duty of husbands and wives. I. Lest the Christian matrons should imagine that their conversion to Christ, and their interest in all Christian privileges, exempted them from subjection to their pagan or Jewish husbands, the apostle here tells them, 1. In what the duty of wives consists. (1.) In subjection, or an affectionate submission to the will, and obedience to the just authority, of their own husbands, which obliging conduct would be the most likely way to win those disobedient and unbelieving husbands who had rejected the word, or who attended to no other e…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 3:5

after this manner--with the ornament of a meek and quiet spirit (compare the portrait of the godly wife, Pro. 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 (Pe1 3:3) as being contrary to female subjection.

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 3:5

For 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 an insult to the Creator. How the delicacy of the female character can stoop to the use of false hair, and especially when it is considered that the chief part of this kind of hair was once the natural property of some ruffian soldier, who f…

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John Gill on 1 Peter 3:5

The Church Fathers

"They adorn themselves." Do you see that this refers to adornment or decoration as subjection?
— Oecumenius, Commentary on 1 Peter

Women must remain holy in every state of life, whether they are married, single or celibate.
— Hilary of Arles, INTRODUCTORY COMMENTARY ON 1 PETER

Outward beauty is not the real thing but rather something quite superfluous. A woman's proper beauty is obedience to her husband. The truth of this statement is made manifest by the examples of the holy women of the past, like Sarah.
— Eusebius of Emesa, CATENA

The Church Fathers: public-domain translations (Ante-Nicene and Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers), verse-indexed by SermonIndex (CC BY 4.0).

Dictionary and topics

Marriage — Was instituted in Paradise when man was in innocence (Gen. 2:18-24). Here we have its original charter, which was confirmed by our Lord, as the basis on which all regulations are to be framed (Matt.…
Wife — The ordinance of marriage was sanctioned in Paradise (Gen. 2:24; Matt. 19:4-6). Monogamy was the original law under which man lived, but polygamy early commenced (Gen. 4:19), and continued to prevail…
Conduct, Christian · Fulfilling domestic duties — Fulfilling domestic duties
Example · 2:7,8; — 2:7,8;
Faith · 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13; — 10:20;14:32;26:3;30:15;57:13;
Holiness · Exemplified: Wives of Patriarchs — Exemplified: Wives of Patriarchs
Righteousness · 2:17;7:10,11;9:10;10:5;13:5; — 2:17;7:10,11;9:10;10:5;13:5;
Sarah · .Character of — .Character of
Wife · UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO — UNCLASSIFIED SCRIPTURES RELATING TO
Wives · Should be adorned: With a meek and quiet spirit — Should be adorned: With a meek and quiet spirit

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

1 Peter 3:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 3:5

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 3:5

John Gill on 1 Peter 3:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

1 Peter 3:5

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 1 Peter 3:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Peter 3:5

Adam Clarke on 1 Peter 3:5

John Gill on 1 Peter 3:5

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on 1 Peter 3:5-6

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 1 Peter 3:3-4