1 Peter 3:5

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

Cross-reference

1 Peter 3:2-4 defines the 'gentle and quiet spirit' that these holy women exemplified, showing the inner adornment they practiced.

Proverbs 31:30 contrasts charm and beauty with fearing the LORD — directly parallel to 1 Peter 3:5's holy women who hoped in God over outward adornment.

1 Timothy 2:10 instructs women to adorn themselves with good works — a direct parallel to the inner adornment of holy women in 1 Peter 3:5.

Hebrews 11:11 highlights Sarah's faith in God's promise—Sarah is one of the holy women referenced here (v.6), giving deeper insight into her trust.

1 Corinthians 11:3 Related theme

1 Corinthians 11:3 establishes the headship order (Christ-man-woman) that underlies the submission of wives to husbands, the context here.

1 Timothy 2:11 instructs women to learn with full submission—a parallel call to a submissive attitude as seen in these holy women.

Luke 2:37 Parallel

Luke 2:37 presents Anna, a widow devoted to God with fasting and prayer—an example of a woman whose hope was in God, similar to the holy women here.