Bible Verses about “submissiveness”
The Bible contains 28 verses about submissiveness across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;”
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”
“But [let it be] the hidden man of the heart, in that which is not corruptible, [even the ornament] of a meek and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God of great price.”
“Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife [see] that she reverence [her] husband.”
“Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with [them] according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.”
“So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.”
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”
“For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:”
“For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.”
“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.”
“That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,”
“That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
“Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so [let] the wives [be] to their own husbands in every thing.”
“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.”
“For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.”
“[To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”
“¶ Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;”
“This is a great mystery: but I speak concerning Christ and the church.”
“Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that [is] unprofitable for you.”
“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:”
“While they behold your chaste conversation [coupled] with fear.”
“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.”
“Even as Sara obeyed Abraham, calling him lord: whose daughters ye are, as long as ye do well, and are not afraid with any amazement.”
“¶ Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.”
“¶ Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.”
“¶ Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”