1 Peter 3:3 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; ”

1 Peter 3:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Whose adorning - Whose ornament. The apostle refers here to a propensity which exists in the heart of woman to seek that which would be esteemed ornamental, or that which will appear well in the...
1 Peter 3:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

(3) Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; (3) He condemns the unrestrained indulgences and excesses of women...
1 Peter 3:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

This counsel to wives and husbands is full of a fine courtesy, and true chivalry, and shows how the new leaven is at work in the thought of the Church. It is not only a contrast to paganism, but has...
1 Peter 3:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

adorning . Greek. kosmos. Elsewhere translated "world". See App-129. that, &c . = the outward one. plaiting . Greek. emploke. Only here. wearing . putting around. Greek. perithesis....
1 Peter 3:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

3 Whose adorning The other part of the exhortation is, that wives are to adorn themselves sparingly and modestly: for we know that they are in this respect much more curious and ambitious th...
1 Peter 3:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; Whose adorning - Κοσμος. See the note on Hebrews 9:1 , where the word...
1 Peter 3:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
1 Peter 3:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; 'To whom let there belong (namely, as their ornament) not the outw...
1 Peter 3:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

The Blessedness of Christ's People, Though They Should Suffer Like Christ B (iii). 1 Peter 3:1-6 . Another divinely created ordinance of man is marriage. One of the purposes of Christianity was...
1 Peter 3:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Whose adorning let it not be.... — The passage shows that the Asiatic Christians were not all of the poorer classes. Many of the wealthy Jewesses had joined them. The wealth of the Ephesian Christi...
1 Peter 3:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Chapter 9 CHRISTIAN WIVES AND HUSBANDS 1 Peter 3:1-7 THE Apostle gave at first 1 Peter 2:13 the rule of Christian submission generally; then proceeded to apply it to the cases of citizens an...
1 Peter 3:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Christian Family-Life 1 Peter 3:1-12 In the previous chapter the Apostle had been urging the poor slaves of wealthy householders to submit quietly to wrongs, leaving God to vindicate. Here he t...
1 Peter 3:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

The marriage relation was then dealt with, and special emphasis was laid on the fact that the true adornment of woman is found in her character rather than in her dress. Husbands are charged to dwell...
1 Peter 3:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; (2) While they behold your chaste co...
1 Peter 3:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Whose adorning, let it not be that outward adorning ,.... Or that only and principally; let not that be solely or chiefly attended to, nor anxiously sought after, nor ever in order to allure and ens...
1 Peter 3:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel; Ver. 3. Whose adorning ] Mundus muliebris. A woman's world. See...
1 Peter 3:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Whose adorning , &c, See note on 1 Timothy 2:9 ; Titus 2:3 . “Three things are here expressly forbidden: curling the hair, wearing gold , (by way of ornament,) and putting on costly or gay...
1 Peter 3:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

There is similar instruction for wives, for theirs is the subject place, certainly not as slaves to a master, but as joined to their "own husbands," a most-intimate and precious relationship. Because...
1 Peter 3:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Duties of Husbands and Wives. A. D. 66. 1 Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own h...
1 Peter 3:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Let it not be; let it not be chiefly, or not so much the adorning of the outward man as the inward; the negative here is to be taken as a comparative, as Exodus 16:8 Luke 14:12 . The apostle d...
1 Peter 3:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Wives Are To Submit In Obedience To Their Husbands Who Are To Respond With Compassion And Care Because They Are Joint-Heirs Of The Grace Of Life ( 1 Peter 3:1-7 ). Peter's view of the new people o...
1 Peter 3:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

THE CHRISTIAN SPIRIT IN SOCIAL RELATIONS CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES THE main contention of St. Peter is that the Christian life and obligations are not intended to be, and never should be, m...
1 Peter 3:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 3:1-2 . Likewise, ye wives be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; while they behold y...
1 Peter 3:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 3:1 . Ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands. The same words occur in Ephesians 5:22 . Col 3:18. The excellence of piety is pleaded here, as the first ornament of a wife. Wisdom...
1 Peter 3:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Expositions 1 Peter 3:1 Likewise, ye wives. St. Peter has spoken of the duties of servants: why does he omit those of masters? There must have been Christian masters in Asia Minor, as is...
1 Peter 3:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Exhortations to the Married.
1 Peter 3:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Timothy 2:10 ; 1 Timothy 2:9 ; 2 Kings 9:30 ; Esther 5:1 ; Exodus 3:22 ; Exodus 32:2 ; Exodus 33:4 ; Exodus 35:22 ; Exodus 38:8 ; Ezekiel 16:7-13 ; Ezekiel 23:40 ; Genesis 24:22 ; Gene...
1 Peter 3:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Three things are here expressly forbidden: curling the hair, wearing gold, (by way of ornament,) and putting on costly or gay apparel. These, therefore, ought never to be allowed, much less defende...

1 Peter 3:3 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

1 Peter 3:3 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

1 Peter 3:3 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

1 Peter 3:3 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

1 Peter 3:3 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

1 Peter 3:3 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 3:3 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

1 Peter 3:3 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

1 Peter 3:3 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

1 Peter 3:3 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

1 Peter 3:3 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

1 Peter 3:3 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

1 Peter 3:3 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 3:3 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes