Genesis 3:16

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

In sorrow

John 16:21

1 Thessalonians 5:3

1 Timothy 2:15

Rule

General references

1 Timothy 2:11

Bible References

In sorrow

A woman, when she is in labour, has sorrow, because her time has come. But when she has given birth to the babe, she no longer remembers the pain, because of her joy at a child being born into the world.

While they are saying "Peace and safety!" then in a moment destruction falls upon them, like birth-pains on a woman who is with child; and escape there is none.

Yet a woman will be brought safely through childbirth if she and her husband continue to live in faith and love and growing holiness, with habitual self-restraint.

Rule

A married woman is not mistress of her own person: her husband has certain rights. In the same way a married man is not master of his own person: his wife has certain rights.

I would have you know, however, that of every man, Christ is the Head, that of a woman her husband is the Head, and that God is Christ's Head.

Let married women be silent in the Churches, for they are not permitted to speak. They must be content with a subordinate place, as the Law also says;

Married women, submit to your own husbands as if to the Lord;

Married women, be submissive to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

A woman should quietly learn from others with entire submissiveness.

industrious in their homes, kind, submissive to their husbands, so that the Christian teaching may not be exposed to reproach.

Married women, in the same way, be submissive to your husbands, so that even if some of them disbelieve the Message, they may, apart from the Message, be won over by the daily life of their wives, after watching your daily life--

General references

A woman should quietly learn from others with entire submissiveness.