While, &c . = Having beheld. App-133 . chaste . Greek. hagnos. See 2 Corinthians 7:11 . coupled with = in. App-104 . fear . Here used in the sense of reverence. Compare Ephesians 5:33 , where the verb is used. read more
adorning . Greek. kosmos. Elsewhere translated "world". See App-129 . that, &c . = the outward one. plaiting . Greek. emploke. Only here. wearing = putting around. Greek. perithesis. Only here. Referring to putting coronets, bracelets, &c, round the head, arms, &c. gold = gold (ornaments). putting on . Greek. endusis. Only here. read more
man. App-123 . "The hidden man" means "the inward man" of Romans 7:22 . 2 Corinthians 4:16 . Ephesians 3:16 . that which, &c . the incorruptible (Greek. aphthartos. See Romans 1:23 ). Supply "ornament" again here. meek App-127 . quiet . See 1 Timothy 2:2 . spirit . App-101 . God . App-98 . of great price . See 1 Timothy 2:9 . read more
after this, &c . = thus in the old time = thus once. trusted = hoped. adorned = used to adorn (Imperfect). Greek. kosmeo. See 1 Timothy 2:9 . unto = to. read more
Whose adorning let it not be the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on apparel;Does this mean that it is a sin for a Christian woman to wear a gold jewel, or to braid her hair, or to put on clothes? To ask this question is to answer it. "The unavoidable conclusion is that she must not depend on the display of the articles mentioned."[5] It is the inordinate stress of outward adorning of the person which Peter here condemned. Despite the fact that... read more
but let it be the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible apparel of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.Hidden man of the heart ... Subsequent versions usually have "hidden person" of the heart; and as the passage deals with the duties of wives, this is better. The "hidden person" is the same as Paul's "inner man" (Ephesians 3:16), meaning the actual person, the private being which every person knows himself to be. Paul described a real Jew as being a Jew... read more
For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who hoped in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:In this, Peter reinforced his teaching with an appeal to the example of the godly women of the past.Who hoped in God ... There is a subtle indication in this that the position of Christian women to whom Peter wrote is superior to that enjoyed by the wives of the mighty patriarchs who merely "hoped" in God, whereas the Christians, having received the precious... read more
1 Peter 3:2. While they behold your chaste conversation— Dr. Heylin's translation here, though not literal, seems well to express the sense of the sacred writer: While they behold your purity of manners, and the respect you have for them. read more
1 Peter 3:3-4. Whose adorning, let it not be, &c.— That nothing may be wanting to the qualifying of a Christian wife, she is taught how to dress herself; supposing a general desire, but especially in that sex, of ornament and comeliness; the sex, which began first our engagement to the necessity of clothing, having still a peculiar propension to be curious in that, and to improve the necessity to an advantage. The direction here given corrects the misplacing of this diligence, and addresses... read more
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Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Peter 3:1-12
In the home and the church (3:1-12)Another sphere where Christians should display the character of Christ is the home. Wives can display a Christlike character through an attitude of submission to their husbands, even though the husbands may be unbelievers. By the wives’ good conduct and quiet spirit, the husbands may be won for God (3:1-4). Some women of Old Testament times, in particular Sarah, are good examples of a wife’s conduct (5-6).Christian husbands should not act thoughtlessly or... read more