39 Bible Verses about Women's Roles

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man by the woman: but all is 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's sake: but the woman for the man's sake.

I suffer not a woman to teach, neither to have authority over the man: but for to be in silence.

I would ye knew that Christ is the head of every man; and the man is the woman's head; and God is Christ's head.

Notwithstanding, through bearing of children they shall be saved, so they continue in faith, love, and holiness with discretion.

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

and a praise to a woman if she have long hair? For her hair is given her to cover her withal.

For this cause, God gave them up unto shameful lusts. For even their women did change the natural use unto the unnatural.

to make the young women soberminded, to love their husbands, to love their children,

A man ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God. The woman is the glory of the man.

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head, for the angels' sakes.

For the husband is the wife's head, even as Christ is the head of the congregation, and the same is the saviour of the body.

"'He shall take a maiden unto his wife:

If the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn. If it be shame for a woman to be shaven or shorn, let her cover her head.

Every woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare-headed, dishonesteth her head. For it is even all one and the very same thing, even as though she were shaven.

Let no widow be chosen under sixty years old, and such a one as was the wife of one man,

to be of discreet, chaste, housewifely, good, and obedient unto their own husbands, that the word of God be not evil spoken of.

Judge in yourselves whether it be comely that a woman pray unto God bareheaded.

She riseth ere day and giveth meat to her household, and food to her maidens.

Let the man give unto the wife due benevolence. Likewise also the wife unto the man.

Let your wives keep silence in the congregations. For it is not permitted unto them to speak: but let them be under obedience, as saith the law.

And the elder women likewise that they be in such raiment as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much drinking, but teachers of honest things,

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Women: submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

That the elder men be sober, honest, discreet, sound in the faith, in love and in patience.

She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not her bread with idleness.

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, which is a minister of the congregation of Cenchreae,

Now when the time came of Esther the daughter of Abihail, the uncle of Mordecai, which had received her as his own daughter, that she should come to the king, she desired nothing but what Hegei the king's chamberlain the keeper of the women, said. And Esther found favour in the sight of all them that looked upon her.

And if she perceiveth that her housewifery doth good, her candle goeth not out by night.

When brethren dwell together and one of them die and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not be given out unto a stranger: but her brother-in-law shall go in unto her and take her to wife and marry her.

Above all things, show thyself an example of good works with uncorrupt doctrine, with honesty,

If any widow have children or nephews, let them learn first to rule their own houses godly, and to recompense their elders. For that is good and acceptable before God.

Or else doth not nature teach you, that it is a shame for a man, if he have long hair:

If there be any man among you that lusteth to strife, let him know that we have no such customs, neither the congregations of God.

And when the appointed time of every damsel came that she should come to the king Ahasuerus, after that she had been twelve months in the decking of the women - for their decking must have so much time, namely six months with Balm and Myrrh, and six months with good spices; so were the women beautified -

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

and he nourished Hadassah, that is Esther, his uncle's daughter: for she had neither father nor mother, and she was a fair and beautiful damsel. And when her father and mother died, Mordecai received her as his own daughter.

But there was a strong tower in the midst of the city, and thither ran all the men and women and all the citizens of the city and shut it to them, and got them up upon the top of the tower.