Bible Verses about “the man being the head of the house”

“But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.”

“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;”

“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.”

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

“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.”

“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”

“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.”

“¶ 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;”

“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”

“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.”

“Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.”

“(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)”

“One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;”

“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”

“And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”

“Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;”

“¶ This [is] a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.”

“Not a novice, lest being lifted up with pride he fall into the condemnation of the devil.”

“Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.”

“¶ Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”

“¶ 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.”

“Even so [must their] wives [be] grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.”

“Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.”

“Holding the mystery of the faith in a pure conscience.”

“For they that have used the office of a deacon well purchase to themselves a good degree, and great boldness in the faith which is in Christ Jesus.”

“But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.”

“And let these also first be proved; then let them use the office of a deacon, being [found] blameless.”

“Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.”

“¶ These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly:”

“For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;”

“But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;”

“¶ For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:”

“¶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.”

“And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”