Bible Verses about “gender roles”
The Bible contains 27 verses about gender roles across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“God created man in his own image. In God's image he created him; male and female he created them.”
“There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.”
“Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;”
“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”
“A woman shall not wear men's clothing, neither shall a man put on women's clothing; for whoever does these things is an abomination to Yahweh your God.”
“Even so husbands also ought to love their own wives as their own bodies. He who loves his own wife loves himself.”
“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”
“For no man ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, even as the Lord also does the assembly;”
“Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."”
“"For this cause a man will leave his father and mother, and will be joined to his wife. The two will become one flesh."”
“For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.”
“that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,”
“that he might present the assembly to himself gloriously, not having spot or wrinkle or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.”
“But as the assembly is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their own husbands in everything.”
“because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.”
“This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.”
“But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.”
“Jesus answered her, "Martha, Martha, you are anxious and troubled about many things,”
“but one thing is needed. Mary has chosen the good part, which will not be taken away from her."”
“She had a sister called Mary, who also sat at Jesus' feet, and heard his word.”
“But Martha was distracted with much serving, and she came up to him, and said, "Lord, don't you care that my sister left me to serve alone? Ask her therefore to help me."”
“It happened as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village, and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.”
“For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.”
“To the woman he said, "I will greatly multiply your pain in childbirth. In pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you."”
“Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.”
“Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.”
“He began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside, and explained to him the way of God more accurately.”