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of whom let what is observed [a] be not the outside adornment consisting of a braiding of hair and a wearing of gold things or putting-on of garments, but the hidden person of the heart in[b] the imperishable adorning consisting of the gentle and quiet spirit, which is very-precious in the sight of God. For in this manner formerly also the holy wives putting-hope in God were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

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  1. 1 Peter 3:3 what is observed. Or, their adornment. Lit, it.
  2. 1 Peter 3:4 That is, dressed in.

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes.(A) Rather, it should be that of your inner self,(B) the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God’s sight.(C) For this is the way the holy women of the past who put their hope in God(D) used to adorn themselves.(E) They submitted themselves to their own husbands,

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