Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

General references

Bible References

Submit

Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said,
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth,
In pain you will bring forth children;
Yet your desire will be for your husband,
And he will rule over you.”
Esther 1:20
When the king’s edict which he will make is heard throughout all his kingdom, great as it is, then all women will give honor to their husbands, great and small.”
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
1 Corinthians 14:34
The women are to keep silent in the churches; for they are not permitted to speak, but are to subject themselves, just as the Law also says.
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.
1 Timothy 2:12
But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
Titus 2:4
so that they may encourage the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,
1 Peter 3:1
In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the behavior of their wives,

As

Acts 5:29
But Peter and the apostles answered, “We must obey God rather than men.
Ephesians 5:3
But immorality or any impurity or greed must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints;
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.

General references

1 Timothy 2:11
A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.