39 Bible Verses about Women's Roles

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have authority over the man, but to be in silence.

But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Yet she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and love and holiness with propriety.

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature:

That they may teach the young women to be sensible, to love their husbands, to love their children,

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

For this cause ought the woman to have authority on her head because of the angels.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the savior of the body.

And he shall take a wife in her virginity.

For if the woman is not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head: for that is one and the same as if she were shaven.

Let not a widow be put on the list under threescore years old, having been the wife of one man,

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Judge for yourselves: is it proper that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

She rises also while it is yet night, and gives food to her household, and a portion to her maidservants.

Let the husband render unto the wife her due: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be submissive, as also says the law.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becomes holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

That the aged men be sensible, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in love, in patience.

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

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, who is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abihail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's eunuch, the keeper of the women, advised. And Esther obtained favor in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

She perceives that her merchandise is good: her lamp goes not out by night.

If brethren dwell together, and one of them dies, and has no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry outside unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him as wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother unto her.

In all things showing yourself a pattern of good works: in doctrine showing incorruptness, gravity, sincerity,

But if any widow has children or grandchildren, let them learn first to show piety at home, and so repay their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.

Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man has long hair, it is a shame unto him?

But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

Now when every maiden's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after she had been there twelve months, according to the regulations for the women, (for so were the days of their beautification accomplished, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with perfumes, and with other preparations for beautifying women;)

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

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

But there was a strong tower within the city, and there fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut themselves in, and went up to the top of the tower.