1 Peter 3:3-4 reinforces 1 Tim 2:9: true adornment is the gentle and quiet spirit, not external appearance
Reading and brief exposition of 1 Peter 3:3-4 as a parallel to 1 Timothy 2:9.
Mike reads 1 Peter 3:3-4: do not let adorning be external (braided hair, gold, clothing) but the hidden person of the heart with the imperishable beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. He notes that Sarah calling Abraham "lord" was a term of respect in her culture, not a word Christians must replicate today, since word meanings change. The two passages are nearly identical in emphasis.
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