Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
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General references
Bible References
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Genesis 3:16 To the woman He said,
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth;
In pain you will give birth to children;
Yet your desire and longing will be for your husband,
And he will rule [with authority] over you and be responsible for you.”
“I will greatly multiply
Your pain in childbirth;
In pain you will give birth to children;
Yet your desire and longing will be for your husband,
And he will rule [with authority] over you and be responsible for you.”
Esther 1:20
So when the king’s great decree is proclaimed throughout his [extensive] kingdom, all women will give honor to their husbands, from the great to the insignificant.”
1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that Christ is the head (authority over) of every man, and man is the head of woman, and God is the head of Christ.
1 Corinthians 14:34
the women should be silent in the churches, for they are not authorized to speak, but are to take a subordinate place, as the Law says.
Ephesians 5:22
Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as [a service] to the Lord.
1 Timothy 2:12
I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet [in the congregation].
Titus 2:4
so that they may encourage the young women to tenderly love their husbands and their children,
1 Peter 3:1
In the same way, you wives, be submissive to your own husbands [subordinate, not as inferior, but out of respect for the responsibilities entrusted to husbands and their accountability to God, and so partnering with them] so that even if some do not obey the word [of God], they may be won over [to Christ] without discussion by the godly lives of their wives,
As
Acts 5:29
Then Peter and the apostles replied, “We must obey God rather than men [we have no other choice].
Ephesians 5:3
But sexual immorality and all [moral] impurity [indecent, offensive behavior] or greed must not even be hinted at among you, as is proper among saints [for as believers our way of life, whether in public or in private, reflects the validity of our faith].
Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord [that is, accept their guidance and discipline as His representatives], for this is right [for obedience teaches wisdom and self-discipline].
General references
1 Timothy 2:11
A woman must quietly receive instruction with all submissiveness.