Thematic Bible: Women's Work
Thematic Bible
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Serving the church
and I ask also thee, genuine yoke-fellow, be assisting those women who in the good news did strive along with me, with Clement also, and the others, my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.
And I commend you to Phebe our sister -- being a ministrant of the assembly that is in Cenchrea --
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Motherly duties
and a small upper coat doth his mother make to him, and she hath brought it up to him from time to time, in her coming up with her husband to sacrifice the sacrifice of the time.
and he beareth him, and bringeth him in unto his mother, and he sitteth on her knees till the noon, and dieth.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Acting as judges
And Deborah, a woman inspired, wife of Lapidoth, she is judging Israel at that time,
Villages ceased in Israel -- they ceased, Till that I arose -- Deborah, That I arose, a mother in Israel.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Meeting an emergency and saving her household
And Abigail hasteth, and taketh two hundred loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep, prepared, and five measures of roasted corn, and a hundred bunches of raisins, and two hundred bunches of figs, and setteth them on the asses.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » In beautifying the tabernacle
And every wise-hearted woman hath spun with her hands, and they bring in yarn, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the linen;
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Philanthropy
And in Joppa there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, (which interpreted, is called Dorcas,) this woman was full of good works and kind acts that she was doing;
Women's Work » In the church » Manual labour
And every wise-hearted woman hath spun with her hands, and they bring in yarn, the blue, and the purple, the scarlet, and the linen;
'And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
Linen garments she hath made, and selleth, And a girdle she hath given to the merchant.
and she saith, Let me glean, I pray thee -- and I have gathered among the sheaves after the reapers; and she cometh and remaineth since the morning and till now; she sat in the house a little.
Women's Work » As housekeepers
'And your daughters he doth take for perfumers, and for cooks, and for bakers;
and Martha was distracted about much serving, and having stood by him, she said, 'Sir, dost thou not care that my sister left me alone to serve? say then to her, that she may partake along with me.'
Go, I pray thee, unto the flock, and take for me from thence two good kids of the goats, and I make them tasteful things for thy father, such as he hath loved;
Yea, she riseth while yet night, And giveth food to her household, And a portion to her damsels.