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Wives, likewise, submit to your own husbands. Do this so that even if some of them refuse to believe the word, they may be won without a word by their wives' way of life.
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After all, they will have observed the reverent and holy manner of your lives.
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Don't try to make yourselves beautiful on the outside, with stylish hair or by wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes.
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Instead, make yourselves beautiful on the inside, in your hearts, with the enduring quality of a gentle, peaceful spirit. This type of beauty is very precious in God's eyes.
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For it was in this way that holy women who trusted in God used to make themselves beautiful, accepting the authority of their own husbands.
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For example, Sarah accepted Abraham's authority when she called him master. You have become her children when you do good and don't respond to threats with fear.