1 Peter 3:3
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Whose adorning let it not be that outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;”
χρυσίον
Gold. Chrusion. Your faith more precious than gold. Gold is refined by fire. So is faith. The trials that test your faith are producing something more valuable than any metal.
ὅς
whose
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ὅς
Who, which, that, the one who. He who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus. God finishes what He starts.
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κόσμος
adorning,
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κόσμος
The world, the ordered universe. God so loved the kosmos. He loves what He made and He is working to redeem every part of it.
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περίθεσις
putting around
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περίθεσις
a putting all around, i.e. decorating oneself with
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εἰμί
should be
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εἰμί
I exist (used only when emphatic)
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ἐμπλοκή
of braiding
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ἐμπλοκή
elaborate braiding of the hair
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θρίξ
of hair
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θρίξ
of uncertain derivation; hair
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ἱμάτιον
of garments
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ἱμάτιον
a dress (inner or outer)
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ἔνδυσις
putting on
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ἔνδυσις
investment with clothing
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ἔξωθεν
outward
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ἔξωθεν
external(-ly)
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