39 Bible Verses about Women's Roles

For as the woman is from the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things from 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 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 will be saved in child-bearing, if they continue in faith, and charity, and holiness, with sobriety.

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

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

For this cause God gave them up to 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 this cause ought the woman to have power 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 shaved, let her be covered.

But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered, dishonoreth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaved.

Let not a widow be taken into the number under sixty 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 should pray to God uncovered?

She riseth also while it is yet night, and giveth food to her household, and a portion to her maidens.

Let the husband render to the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife to the husband.

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

The aged women likewise, that they be in behavior as becometh 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 to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience;

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

I commend to 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, had come to go in to the king, she required nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained favor 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 shall dwell together, and one of them shall die and have no child, the wife of the dead shall not marry without to a stranger: her husband's brother shall go in to her, and take her to him for a wife, and perform the duty of a husband's brother to her.

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

But if any widow hath children or nephews, let them learn first to show 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 hath long hair, it is a shame to him?

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

Now when every maid's turn had 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 odors, and with other things for the purifying of the women;)

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 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 after them, and ascended to the top of the tower.