Gender Roles

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

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.

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

And Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lapidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

But Jesus called them to him, and saith unto them, Ye know that they which are accounted to rule over the Gentiles exercise lordship over them; and their great ones exercise authority upon them. — read the full passage →

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.

The Lord gave the word: great was the company of those that published it.

And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives; — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — read the full passage →

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam.

(And his daughter was Sherah, who built Beth–horon the nether, and the upper, and Uzzen–sherah.)

If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. — read the full passage →

Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children; — read the full passage →

Now when Jesus was risen early the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had cast seven devils. — read the full passage →

And on the sabbath we went out of the city by a river side, where prayer was wont to be made; and we sat down, and spake unto the women which resorted thither. — read the full passage →

The words of king Lemuel, the prophecy that his mother taught him. — read the full passage →

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? — read the full passage →

Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent. — read the full passage →

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →

If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.

So Hilkiah the priest, and Ahikam, and Achbor, and Shaphan, and Asahiah, went unto Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tikvah, the son of Harhas, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the college;) and they communed with her.

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

And in all the land were no women found so fair as the daughters of Job: and their father gave them inheritance among their brethren.

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea: — read the full passage →

And Abimelech came unto the tower, and fought against it, and went hard unto the door of the tower to burn it with fire. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass, that when Jesus had finished these sayings, he departed from Galilee, and came into the coasts of Judea beyond Jordan; — read the full passage →

And many women were there beholding afar off, which followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him:

This second epistle, beloved, I now write unto you; in both which I stir up your pure minds by way of remembrance: — read the full passage →

Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass afterward, that he went throughout every city and village, preaching and shewing the glad tidings of the kingdom of God: and the twelve were with him, — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of the children of Ammon, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have ripped up the women with child of Gilead, that they might enlarge their border:

And Jabez called on the God of Israel, saying, Oh that thou wouldest bless me indeed, and enlarge my coast, and that thine hand might be with me, and that thou wouldest keep me from evil, that it may not grieve me! And God granted him that which he requested.

Give ear, O ye heavens, and I will speak; and hear, O earth, the words of my mouth. — read the full passage →

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.

Let God arise, let his enemies be scattered: let them also that hate him flee before him. — read the full passage →

For, behold, the Lord, the Lord of hosts, doth take away from Jerusalem and from Judah the stay and the staff, the whole stay of bread, and the whole stay of water, — read the full passage →

And this is the blessing of Judah: and he said, Hear, Lord, the voice of Judah, and bring him unto his people: let his hands be sufficient for him; and be thou an help to him from his enemies.

As one whom his mother comforteth, so will I comfort you; and ye shall be comforted in Jerusalem.

And it came to pass, when Samuel was old, that he made his sons judges over Israel. — read the full passage →

Paul, a servant of God, and an apostle of Jesus Christ, according to the faith of God’s elect, and the acknowledging of the truth which is after godliness; — read the full passage →

Blow ye the trumpet in Zion, and sound an alarm in my holy mountain: let all the inhabitants of the land tremble: for the day of the Lord cometh, for it is nigh at hand; — read the full passage →

A false balance is abomination to the Lord: but a just weight is his delight. — read the full passage →

And the same man had four daughters, virgins, which did prophesy.

Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. — read the full passage →

The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, — read the full passage →

The churches of Asia salute you. Aquila and Priscilla salute you much in the Lord, with the church that is in their house.

If any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.

Listen, O isles, unto me; and hearken, ye people, from far; The Lord hath called me from the womb; from the bowels of my mother hath he made mention of my name. — read the full passage →

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mordecai rent his clothes, and put on sackcloth with ashes, and went out into the midst of the city, and cried with a loud and a bitter cry; — read the full passage →

And Moses gathered all the congregation of the children of Israel together, and said unto them, These are the words which the Lord hath commanded, that ye should do them. — read the full passage →

And Abraham was old, and well stricken in age: and the Lord had blessed Abraham in all things. — read the full passage →

And he looked up, and saw the rich men casting their gifts into the treasury. — read the full passage →

Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat. — read the full passage →

And the Lord spake unto Moses, saying, — read the full passage →

And the Lord said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people: — read the full passage →

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath, — read the full passage →

But when Athaliah the mother of Ahaziah saw that her son was dead, she arose and destroyed all the seed royal of the house of Judah. — read the full passage →

Whoso findeth a wife findeth a good thing, and obtaineth favour of the Lord. — read the full passage →

This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him; — read the full passage →

And if any man obey not our word by this epistle, note that man, and have no company with him, that he may be ashamed. — read the full passage →

And I will stretch over Jerusalem the line of Samaria, and the plummet of the house of Ahab: and I will wipe Jerusalem as a man wipeth a dish, wiping it, and turning it upside down.

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. — read the full passage →

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. — read the full passage →

We then that are strong ought to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please ourselves. — read the full passage →

Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law is the knowledge of sin. — read the full passage →

And certain men which came down from Judea taught the brethren, and said, Except ye be circumcised after the manner of Moses, ye cannot be saved. — read the full passage →

Said unto them, Ye have brought this man unto me, as one that perverteth the people: and, behold, I, having examined him before you, have found no fault in this man touching those things whereof ye accuse him: — read the full passage →

There were therefore seven brethren: and the first took a wife, and died without children. — read the full passage →

And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down. — read the full passage →

For I brought thee up out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed thee out of the house of servants; and I sent before thee Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. — read the full passage →

Thus saith the Lord, Stand ye in the ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is the good way, and walk therein, and ye shall find rest for your souls. But they said, We will not walk therein. — read the full passage →

And I went unto the prophetess; and she conceived, and bare a son. Then said the Lord to me, Call his name Maher–shalal–hash–baz. — read the full passage →

It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter. — read the full passage →

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house of Haman the Jews’ enemy unto Esther the queen. And Mordecai came before the king; for Esther had told what he was unto her. — read the full passage →

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this is Ahasuerus which reigned, from India even unto Ethiopia, over an hundred and seven and twenty provinces:) — read the full passage →

And Moses went up from the plains of Moab unto the mountain of Nebo, to the top of Pisgah, that is over against Jericho. And the Lord shewed him all the land of Gilead, unto Dan, — read the full passage →

Then came the daughters of Zelophehad, the son of Hepher, the son of Gilead, the son of Machir, the son of Manasseh, of the families of Manasseh the son of Joseph: and these are the names of his daughters; Mahlah, Noah, and Hoglah, and Milcah, and Tirzah. — read the full passage →

But I have a few things against thee, because thou hast there them that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to cast a stumblingblock before the children of Israel, to eat things sacrificed unto idols, and to commit fornication. — read the full passage →

And if ye call on the Father, who without respect of persons judgeth according to every man’s work, pass the time of your sojourning here in fear: — read the full passage →

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. — read the full passage →

A virtuous woman is a crown to her husband: but she that maketh ashamed is as rottenness in his bones. — read the full passage →

Blessed is every one that feareth the Lord; that walketh in his ways. — read the full passage →

My soul is weary of my life; I will leave my complaint upon myself; I will speak in the bitterness of my soul. — read the full passage →

Is there not an appointed time to man upon earth? are not his days also like the days of an hireling? — read the full passage →

When a ruler hath sinned, and done somewhat through ignorance against any of the commandments of the Lord his God concerning things which should not be done, and is guilty; — read the full passage →

And there came one of the seven angels which had the seven vials, and talked with me, saying unto me, Come hither; I will shew unto thee the judgment of the great whore that sitteth upon many waters: — read the full passage →

And Ahab the son of Omri did evil in the sight of the Lord above all that were before him. — read the full passage →

And Samuel died; and all the Israelites were gathered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down to the wilderness of Paran. — read the full passage →

And he arose from thence, and cometh into the coasts of Judea by the farther side of Jordan: and the people resort unto him again; and, as he was wont, he taught them again. — read the full passage →