39 Bible Verses about Women's Roles

For just as the woman is from the man, so also the man is through the woman. But all things are from God.

Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in Lord.

For also man was not created for the woman, but woman for the man.

But I do not allow a woman to teach, nor to act autonomously from a man, but to be in quietness.

But I want you to know that the head of every man is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God.

But she will be saved through childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and sanctification with sobriety.

For man is not from woman, but woman from man.

But if a woman wears long hair, it is a glory to her, because her hair has been given for a cloak.

Because of this God gave them up to shameful passions, for even their females changed the natural use into what is against nature.

so that they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, being an image and glory of God, but woman is a glory of man.

Because of this the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of the heavenly agents.

Because a husband is head of the wife, as also Christ is head of the church, and himself the savior of the body.

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

For if a woman is not covered, let her also shear herself. But if it is an ugly thing for a woman to shear herself or be shaven, she should be covered.

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is one and the same thing as the woman who has been shaven.

Let no widow be enrolled under sixty years old, having become the wife of one man,

to be serious-minded, pure, homemakers, good, submissive to their own husbands, so that the word of God may not be blasphemed.

Judge ye among yourselves, is it proper for a woman to pray to God uncovered?

She also rises while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, and their task to her maidens.

Let the husband render the goodwill owed to the wife, and likewise also the wife to the husband.

As in all the churches of the sanctified, let the women keep silent in the churches. For it is not permitted for them to speak, but to be subordinate, as the law also says.

Aged women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderous, not enslaved to much wine, teachers of what is good,

Let a woman learn in silence in all subjection.

Wives, submit to your own husbands as to the Lord.

Aged men are to be without wine, noble, serious minded, sound in faith, in love, in perseverance.

She looks well to the ways of her household, and does not eat the bread of idleness.

Now I commend to you our sister Phoebe who is a helper of the congregation at Cenchreae,

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, came to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appoint

She perceives that her merchandise is profitable. Her lamp does not go out by night.

If brothers dwell together, and one of them dies, and has no son, the wife of the dead man shall not be married outside to a stranger. Her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of a

Concerning all things presenting thyself a pattern of good works in the doctrine: incorruption, dignity, incorruptibility,

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them first learn to be devoted to their own house, and to give back recompense to their parents, for this is acceptable in the sight of God.

Or does not nature itself teach you that if a man actually wears long hair it is a disgrace to him?

But if any man appears to be a lover of strife, we have no such custom, nor the congregations of God.

Now when the turn of every maiden came to go in to king Ahasuerus, after it had been done to her according to the law for the women twelve months (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, [namely], six months with

And the eye cannot say to the hand, I have no need of thee, nor again the head to the feet, I have no need of you.

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his uncle's daughter. For she had neither father nor mother, and the maiden was fair and beautiful. And when her father and mother were dead, Mordecai took her for his own daughter.

But there was a strong tower inside the city. And all the men and women fled, and all those of the city, and shut themselves in, and got up to the roof of the tower.