Bible Verses about “the role of the woman”
The Bible contains 17 verses about the role of the woman across both Old and New Testaments. These scriptures offer guidance and inspiration for your spiritual journey.
“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.”
“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.”
“Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.”
“Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."”
“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.”
“to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God's word may not be blasphemed.”
“But I don't permit a woman to teach, nor to exercise authority over a man, but to be in quietness.”
“Husbands, love your wives, and don't be bitter against them.”
“that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,”
“and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;”
“Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.”
“but she will be saved through her childbearing, if they continue in faith, love, and sanctification with sobriety.”
“For Adam was first formed, then Eve.”
“Adam wasn't deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;”
“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."”
“Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.”
“Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.”