Godly Women

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

Their wives in the same way must be reverent, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

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.

Wives, be in subjection to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

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.

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; — read the full passage →

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children,

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.

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, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

to be sober minded, chaste, workers at home, kind, being in subjection to their own husbands, that God’s word may not be blasphemed.

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, — read the full passage →

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

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.

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing; — read the full passage →

The overseer therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sensible, modest, hospitable, good at teaching;

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Therefore I urge you, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing; — read the full passage →

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

and that older women likewise be reverent in behavior, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good;

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.

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; — read the full passage →

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;

let your wives keep silent in the assemblies, for it has not been permitted for them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as the law also says.

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord.

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; — read the full passage →

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

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;

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; — read the full passage →

that they may train the young women to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

But say the things which fit sound doctrine, — read the full passage →

But say the things which fit sound doctrine, — read the full passage →

But you remain in the things which you have learned and have been assured of, knowing from whom you have learned them. — read the full passage →

Let them also first be tested; then let them serve if they are blameless.

Adam wasn’t deceived, but the woman, being deceived, has fallen into disobedience;

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children. — read the full passage →

But I am afraid that somehow, as the serpent deceived Eve in his craftiness, so your minds might be corrupted from the simplicity that is in Christ.

for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;

Agrippa said to Paul, “You may speak for yourself.” Then Paul stretched out his hand, and made his defense. — read the full passage →

So on the next day, when Agrippa and Bernice had come with great pomp, and they had entered into the place of hearing with the commanding officers and principal men of the city, at the command of Festus, Paul was brought in.

He who loves his brother remains in the light, and there is no occasion for stumbling in him.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

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; — read the full passage →

having been reminded of the sincere faith that is in you; which lived first in your grandmother Lois, and your mother Eunice, and, I am persuaded, in you also.

But I say, walk by the Spirit, and you won’t fulfill the lust of the flesh.

I have been crucified with Christ, and it is no longer I that live, but Christ living in me. That life which I now live in the flesh, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me, and gave himself up for me.

For man is not from woman, but woman from man; — read the full passage →

Now this man had four virgin daughters who prophesied.

Blessed is she who believed, for there will be a fulfillment of the things which have been spoken to her from the Lord!”

being approved by good works, if she has brought up children, if she has been hospitable to strangers, if she has washed the saints’ feet, if she has relieved the afflicted, and if she has diligently followed every good work.

I desire therefore that the younger widows marry, bear children, rule the household, and give no occasion to the adversary for insulting.

Let no one be enrolled as a widow under sixty years old, having been the wife of one man,

For Adam was first formed, then Eve. — read the full passage →

for God is not a God of confusion, but of peace. As in all the assemblies of the saints, — read the full passage →

Flee sexual immorality! “Every sin that a man does is outside the body,” but he who commits sexual immorality sins against his own body.

I commend to you Phoebe, our sister, who is a servant of the assembly that is at Cenchreae, — read the full passage →

Looking at them, Jesus said, “With men this is impossible, but with God all things are possible.”

“Don’t lay up treasures for yourselves on the earth, where moth and rust consume, and where thieves break through and steal; — read the full passage →

We know and have believed the love which God has for us. God is love, and he who remains in love remains in God, and God remains in him.

as also in all of his letters, speaking in them of these things. In those, there are some things that are hard to understand, which the ignorant and unsettled twist, as they also do to the other Scriptures, to their own destruction.