1 Peter 3:5

Good News Translation

For the devout women of the past who placed their hope in God used to make themselves beautiful by submitting themselves to their husbands.

Cross References

Proverbs 31:10

How hard it is to find a capable wife! She is worth far more than jewels!

Proverbs 31:30

Charm is deceptive and beauty disappears, but a woman who honors the Lord should be praised.

Jeremiah 49:11

Leave your orphans with me, and I will take care of them. Your widows can depend on me.

Acts 1:14

They gathered frequently to pray as a group, together with the women and with Mary the mother of Jesus and with his brothers.

Acts 9:36

In Joppa there was a woman named Tabitha, who was a believer. (Her name in Greek is Dorcas, meaning “a deer.”) She spent all her time doing good and helping the poor.

Ephesians 5:33

But it also applies to you: every husband must love his wife as himself, and every wife must respect her husband.

1 Timothy 2:10

but with good deeds, as is proper for women who claim to be religious.

1 Timothy 2:15

But a woman will be saved through having children, if she perseveres in faith and love and holiness, with modesty.

1 Timothy 5:10

and have a reputation for good deeds: a woman who brought up her children well, received strangers in her home, performed humble duties for other Christians, helped people in trouble, and devoted herself to doing good.

1 Timothy 5:5

A widow who is all alone, with no one to take care of her, has placed her hope in God and continues to pray and ask him for his help night and day.

Hebrews 11:11

It was faith that made Abraham able to become a father, even though he was too old and Sarah herself could not have children. He trusted God to keep his promise.

1 Peter 1:3

Let us give thanks to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! Because of his great mercy he gave us new life by raising Jesus Christ from death. This fills us with a living hope,

1 Samuel 2:1

Hannah prayed: “The Lord has filled my heart with joy; how happy I am because of what he has done! I laugh at my enemies; how joyful I am because God has helped me!