Bible Verses about “husband being the spiritual leader”

“But if anyone doesn't provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith, and is worse than an unbeliever.”

“You fathers, don't provoke your children to wrath, but nurture them in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.”

“Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;”

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

“but in the hidden person of the heart, in the incorruptible adornment of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is in the sight of God very precious.”

“Nevertheless each of you must also love his own wife even as himself; and let the wife see that she respects her husband.”

“You husbands, in the same way, live with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the woman, as to the weaker vessel, as being also joint heirs of the grace of life; that your prayers may not be hindered.”

“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;”

“Don't be drunken with wine, in which is dissipation, but be filled with the Spirit,”

“"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.”

“nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.”

“But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:”

“redeeming the time, because the days are evil.”

“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.”

“because we are members of his body, of his flesh and bones.”

“In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don't obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word;”

“This mystery is great, but I speak concerning Christ and of the assembly.”

“Have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather even reprove them.”

“Therefore watch carefully how you walk, not as unwise, but as wise;”

“speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs; singing, and making melody in your heart to the Lord;”

“For this is how the holy women before, who hoped in God also adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands:”

“Therefore don't be foolish, but understand what the will of the Lord is.”

“But sexual immorality, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be mentioned among you, as becomes saints;”

“seeing your pure behavior in fear.”

“giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;”

“Finally, be all like-minded, compassionate, loving as brothers, tenderhearted, courteous,”

“as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose children you now are, if you do well, and are not put in fear by any terror.”

“Walk in love, even as Christ also loved you, and gave himself up for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling fragrance.”

“subjecting yourselves one to another in the fear of Christ.”

“Let no one deceive you with empty words. For because of these things, the wrath of God comes on the children of disobedience.”

“For you were once darkness, but are now light in the Lord. Walk as children of light,”

“Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.”

“Know this for sure, that no sexually immoral person, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, has any inheritance in the Kingdom of Christ and God.”

“not rendering evil for evil, or insult for insult; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.”

“Therefore he says, "Awake, you who sleep, and arise from the dead, and Christ will shine on you."”

“Because Christ also suffered for sins once, the righteous for the unrighteous, that he might bring you to God; being put to death in the flesh, but made alive in the spirit;”

“This is a symbol of baptism, which now saves you--not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God, through the resurrection of Jesus Christ,”

“Therefore don't be partakers with them.”

“for the fruit of the Spirit is in all goodness and righteousness and truth,”

“For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.”

“proving what is well pleasing to the Lord.”

“For the things which are done by them in secret, it is a shame even to speak of.”

“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."”

“and you shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise up.”