Bible Verses about “women pastors”
Found 21 verses (ordered by relevance) about “women pastors” in the KJV version of the Bible
“A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;”
“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.”
“(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;”
“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.”
“¶ 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.”
“¶ Likewise [must] the deacons [be] grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;”
“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.”
“And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.”
“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.”
“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.”
“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;”
“¶ If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.”