“For after this manner aforetime the holy women also, who
hoped in God, adorned themselves.” 1 Peter 3:5
Unless I am mistaken, this is the only place in the Bible
where a direct reference is made to "holy women," though the term
"holy men" is often used. It is a notable reference because it draws
attention to what is of great price in the sight of God. Why should this
adornment of a meek and quiet spirit (verse 4] be so valuable in God’s eyes?
Surely because its loveliness is then beauty of Jesus.
It is unseemly for a woman to be beautifully dressed and
yet to display an ugly temper. The apostle would not wish that any Christian woman
should be carelessly or negligently dressed, but he rightly stresses that the
greatest beauty of all is beauty of character. What is more it wears well, for
it is incorruptible.
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