1 Peter 3:5

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Long ago those women who worshipped God and put their hope in him made themselves beautiful by putting their husbands first.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:10

A truly good wife is the most precious treasure a man can find!

Proverbs 31:30

Charm can be deceiving, and beauty fades away, but a woman who honours the LORD deserves to be praised.

Jeremiah 49:11

But I can be trusted to care for your orphans and widows.

Luke 2:37

And now she was eighty-four years old. Night and day she served God in the temple by praying and often going without eating.

Acts 1:14

The apostles often met together and prayed with a single purpose in mind. The women and Mary the mother of Jesus would meet with them, and so would his brothers.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a follower named Tabitha. Her Greek name was Dorcas, which means “deer”. She was always doing good things for people and had given much to the poor.

Ephesians 5:33

So each husband should love his wife as much as he loves himself, and each wife should respect her husband.

1 Timothy 2:10

Women who claim to love God should do helpful things for others,

1 Timothy 2:15

But women will be saved by having children, if they stay faithful, loving, holy, and modest.

1 Timothy 5:10

She must also be well known for doing all sorts of good things, such as raising children, giving food to strangers, welcoming God's people into her home, helping people in need, and always making herself useful.

1 Timothy 5:5

A widow who is really in need is one who doesn't have any relatives. She has faith in God, and she keeps praying to him night and day, asking for his help.

Hebrews 11:11

Even when Sarah was too old to have children, she had faith that God would do what he had promised, and she had a son.

1 Peter 1:3

Praise God, the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. God is so good, and by raising Jesus from death, he has given us new life and a hope that lives on.

1 Samuel 2:1

Hannah prayed: You make me strong and happy, LORD. You rescued me. Now I can be glad and laugh at my enemies.