1. 1 Peter 3:3 (ESV)
  2. Exposition

Why does “putting on…gold jewelry” receive a mention?

1 Peter 3:3 (ESV)

3 Do not let your adorning be external the braiding of hair and the putting on of gold jewelry, or the clothing you wear

The inference would be that the woman would wish to exhibit her (husband’s) wealth and so betray an emphasis on the here and now. From literature outside the Bible, it is known that in Roman times any woman wishing to be seen as socially acceptable would be conscious of the wealth she displayed.