1 Peter 3:4

Easy To Read Version

No, your beauty should come from inside you—the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. That beauty will never disappear. It is worth very much to God.

Cross References

Psalm 131:2

I am calm.\par My soul is quiet.\par

Psalm 147:6

The Lord supports humble people.\par But he embarrasses bad people.\par

Psalm 149:4

The Lord is happy with his people.\par God did a wonderful thing for his humble people.\par He saved them!\par

Psalm 25:9

He teaches humble people his ways.\par He leads them with fairness.\par

Psalm 45:13

The princess in her gown\par made with threads of pure gold\par \{is like a pearl in a gold setting\}.\par

Psalm 51:6

God, you want me to be truly loyal,\par so put true wisdom deep inside of me.\par

Isaiah 29:19

The Lord will make the poor people happy. The poor people will rejoice in the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 57:15

God is high and lifted up.\par God lives forever.\par God’s name is holy.\par God says:\par I live in a high and holy place,\par but also with people that are\par sad and humble.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are humble in spirit.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are sad in their hearts.\par

Isaiah 61:1

\{The Lord’s servant says,\} “The Lord my Master put his Spirit in me. God chose me to tell good news to poor people and to comfort sad people. God sent me to tell the captives that they are free and to tell the prisoners that they have been set free.

Jeremiah 51:59

This is the message that Jeremiah gave to the officer Seraiah. {\cf2\super [429]} Seraiah was the son of Neriah. Neriah was the son of Mahseiah. Seraiah went to Babylon with Zedekiah king of Judah. This happened in the fourth year that Zedekiah was king of Judah. {\cf2\super [430]} At that time, Jeremiah gave this message to Seraiah, the officer.

Matthew 11:29

Accept my work and learn from me. I am gentle and humble in spirit. And you will find rest for your souls.

Matthew 21:5

“Tell the city of Zion,\par ‘Now your king is coming to you.\par He is humble and he is riding on a donkey.\par He is riding on a young donkey,\par born from a work animal.’”\par \i (Zechariah 9:9)\i0 \par

Matthew 23:26

Pharisees, you are blind! First make the inside of the cup clean and good. Then the outside of the cup can be truly clean.

Matthew 5:5

What great blessings there are for the people that are humble!\par They will have the land \{God promised\}. {\cf2\super [58]} \par

Luke 11:40

You are foolish! The same One (God) that made what is outside also made what is inside.

Luke 16:15

Jesus said to the Pharisees, “You make yourselves look good in front of people. But God knows what is really in your hearts. The things that people think are important are worth nothing to God.

Romans 1:23

They gave up the glory of God who lives forever. People traded that glory for the worship of idols {\cf2\super [13]} made to look like earthly people. People traded God’s glory for things that look like birds, animals, and snakes.

Romans 6:6

We know that our old life died with Christ on the cross. This happened so that our sinful selves would have no power over us. And then we would not be slaves to sin.

Romans 7:22

In my mind, I am happy with God’s law.

2 Corinthians 10:1

I am Paul, and I am begging you. I beg you with the gentleness and the kindness of Christ. \{Some people say that\} I am humble when I am with you, and brave when I am away.

Galatians 5:23

gentleness, self-control. There is no law that can say these things are wrong.

Ephesians 4:2

Always be humble and gentle. Be patient and accept each other with love.

Colossians 3:12

God has chosen you and made you his holy people. {\cf2\super [18]} He loves you. So always do these things: Show mercy to people; be kind, humble, gentle, and patient.

Colossians 3:3

Your old sinful self has died, and your new life is kept with Christ in God.

1 Thessalonians 4:11

Do all you can to live a peaceful life. Take care of your own business. Do your own work. We have already told you to do these things.

2 Thessalonians 3:12

We command those people to stop bothering other people. We command them to work and earn their own food. In the Lord Jesus Christ we beg them to do this.

1 Timothy 2:2

You should pray for kings and for all people who have authority (power). Pray for those leaders so that we can have quiet and peaceful lives—lives full of worship and respect for God.

2 Timothy 2:25

The Lord’s servant must gently teach those people that don’t agree with him. Maybe God will let those people change their hearts so that they can accept the truth.

Titus 3:2

to speak no evil against any person; to live in peace with other people; to be gentle and polite to all people.

James 1:21

So put out of your life every evil thing and every kind of wrong thing you do. Be humble and accept God’s teaching that is planted in your hearts. This teaching can save you.

1 Peter 1:23

You have been born again. This new life did not come from something that dies. It came from something that cannot die. You were born again through God’s living message {\cf2\super [11]} that continues forever.

1 Peter 3:15

But you should keep the Lord Christ holy in your hearts. Always be ready to answer every person who asks you to explain about the hope you have.

1 Samuel 16:7

But the Lord said to Samuel, “Eliab is tall and handsome. But don’t think about things like that. God does not look at the things people see. People look only at the outside of a person, but the Lord looks at his heart. Eliab is not the right man.”