Bible Verses about “women teachers”
The Bible contains 26 verses about women teachers across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“[To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.”
“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
“She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness.”
“That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,”
“Strength and honour [are] her clothing; and she shall rejoice in time to come.”
“The aged women likewise, that [they be] in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;”
“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.”
“She maketh fine linen, and selleth [it]; and delivereth girdles unto the merchant.”
“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”
“And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.”
“In all things shewing thyself a pattern of good works: in doctrine [shewing] uncorruptness, gravity, sincerity,”
“Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world;”
“¶ For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men,”
“That the aged men be sober, grave, temperate, sound in faith, in charity, in patience.”
“Sound speech, that cannot be condemned; that he that is of the contrary part may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say of you.”
“¶ But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:”
“Young men likewise exhort to be sober minded.”
“Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ;”
“Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works.”
“Not purloining, but shewing all good fidelity; that they may adorn the doctrine of God our Saviour in all things.”
“[Exhort] servants to be obedient unto their own masters, [and] to please [them] well in all [things]; not answering again;”
“¶ These things speak, and exhort, and rebuke with all authority. Let no man despise thee.”
“And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue: whom when Aquila and Priscilla had heard, they took him unto [them], and expounded unto him the way of God more perfectly.”
“The Lord gave the word: great [was] the company of those that published [it].”
“And I intreat thee also, true yokefellow, help those women which laboured with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and [with] other my fellowlabourers, whose names [are] in the book of life.”