Thematic Bible: Women's Work
Thematic Bible
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Serving the church
And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women who laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also and with my other fellowlabourers, whose names are in the book of life.
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, who is a servant of the congregation which is at Cenchrea,
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Motherly duties
Moreover his mother made him a little coat and brought it to him each year when she came up with her husband to offer the accustomed sacrifice.
And when he had taken him and brought him to his mother, he sat on her knees until noon and then died.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Acting as judges
And a woman judged Israel at that time, Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth.
The inhabitants of the villages ceased; they had ceased in Israel until I Deborah arose, I arose a mother in Israel.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Meeting an emergency and saving her household
Then Abigail made haste and took two hundred loaves and two bottles of wine and five sheep ready dressed and five measures of parched flour and one hundred bunches of raisins and two hundred cakes of figs and laid them on asses.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » In beautifying the tabernacle
And all the women that were wise hearted spun with their hands and brought that which they had spun: blue or purple or scarlet or fine linen.
Labour » Women » Women's Work » fields of activity » Philanthropy
Now there was at Joppa a certain disciple named Tabitha, which by interpretation is called Dorcas; this woman was full of good works and alms-deeds which she did.
Women's Work » In the church » Manual labour
And all the women that were wise hearted spun with their hands and brought that which they had spun: blue or purple or scarlet or fine linen.
And he will take your daughters to be confectioneries and to be cooks and to be bakers.
and she has said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves; so she came and has continued from the morning until now except a short while that she was in the house.
Women's Work » As housekeepers
And he will take your daughters to be confectioneries and to be cooks and to be bakers.
But Martha was cumbered about in much serving and came to him and said, Lord, dost thou not care that my sister has left me to serve alone? Bid her therefore that she help me.
Go now to the flock and bring me from there two good kids of the goats, and I will make them savoury food for thy father, such as he loves;
Vau She rose up even at night and gave food to her family and a portion to her maidens.