39 Bible Verses about Women's Roles
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For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp 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.
Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
But if a woman have 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 sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
And he shall take a wife in her virginity.
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
Let not a widow be taken into the number 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 in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth meat to her household, and a portion to her maidens.
Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: 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 under obedience, as also saith the law.
The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;
Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which 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 chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.
She perceiveth that her merchandise is good: her candle goeth not out by night.
If brethren dwell together, and one of them die, and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without unto a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in unto her, and take her to him to wife, and perform the duty of an husband's brother unto her.
In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine shewing uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,
But if any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to shew piety at home, and to requite their parents: for that is good and acceptable before God.
Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have 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 maid's turn was come to go in to king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months, according to the manner of the women, (for so were the days of their purifications accomplished, to wit, six months with oil of myrrh, and six months with sweet odours, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)
And the eye cannot say unto 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 maid was fair and beautiful; whom Mordecai, when her father and mother were dead, took for his own daughter.
But there was a strong tower within the city, and thither fled all the men and women, and all they of the city, and shut it to them, and gat them up to the top of the tower.
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- Women's (11 instances)