Male Leadership

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. — read the full passage →

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.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

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

Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God. — read the full passage →

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong. — read the full passage →

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 →

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

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee: — read the full passage →

Holding fast the faithful word as he hath been taught, that he may be able by sound doctrine both to exhort and to convince the gainsayers.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

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.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

A bishop then must be blameless, the husband of one wife, vigilant, sober, of good behaviour, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; — read the full passage →

If any be blameless, the husband of one wife, having faithful children not accused of riot or unruly.

Take heed therefore unto yourselves, and to all the flock, over the which the Holy Ghost hath made you overseers, to feed the church of God, which he hath purchased with his own blood.

This is a true saying, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. — read the full passage →

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord.

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.

For when for the time ye ought to be teachers, ye have need that one teach you again which be the first principles of the oracles of God; and are become such as have need of milk, and not of strong meat.

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.

One that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity;

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

And we beseech you, brethren, to know them which labour among you, and are over you in the Lord, and admonish you;

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: — read the full passage →

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; — read the full passage →

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

If ye continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel, which ye have heard, and which was preached to every creature which is under heaven; whereof I Paul am made a minister;

Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

And from Miletus he sent to Ephesus, and called the elders of the church.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that are wanting, and ordain elders in every city, as I had appointed thee:

Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus: — read the full passage →

Paul and Timotheus, the servants of Jesus Christ, to all the saints in Christ Jesus which are at Philippi, with the bishops and deacons:

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.

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. — read the full passage →

But it shall not be so among you: but whosoever will be great among you, let him be your minister;

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.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body. — read the full passage →

And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.

Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellowprisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me.

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith. — 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.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things;

But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel.

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

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

Greet Priscilla and Aquila my helpers in Christ Jesus:

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children,

Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

When I call to remembrance the unfeigned faith that is in thee, which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and I am persuaded that in thee also.

Even so must their wives be grave, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.

Therefore, brethren, stand fast, and hold the traditions which ye have been taught, whether by word, or our epistle.

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

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues. — read the full passage →

For he is the minister of God to thee for good. But if thou do that which is evil, be afraid; for he beareth not the sword in vain: for he is the minister of God, a revenger to execute wrath upon him that doeth evil.

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.

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.

And they that have believing masters, let them not despise them, because they are brethren; but rather do them service, because they are faithful and beloved, partakers of the benefit. These things teach and exhort.

Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

(For if a man know not how to rule his own house, how shall he take care of the church of God?)

But in all things approving ourselves as the ministers of God, in much patience, in afflictions, in necessities, in distresses,

Now concerning spiritual gifts, brethren, I would not have you ignorant. — read the full passage →

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. — read the full passage →

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

I commend unto you Phebe our sister, which is a servant of the church which is at Cenchrea:

And a certain Jew named Apollos, born at Alexandria, an eloquent man, and mighty in the scriptures, came to Ephesus. — read the full passage →

And when they had ordained them elders in every church, and had prayed with fasting, they commended them to the Lord, on whom they believed.

Wherefore, brethren, look ye out among you seven men of honest report, full of the Holy Ghost and wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men should do to you, do ye even so to them: for this is the law and the prophets.

When the righteous are in authority, the people rejoice: but when the wicked beareth rule, the people mourn.

Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens:

Then came Amalek, and fought with Israel in Rephidim. — read the full passage →

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me in white: for they are worthy.

But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people; that ye should shew forth the praises of him who hath called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

And the things that thou hast heard of me among many witnesses, the same commit thou to faithful men, who shall be able to teach others also.

But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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

As ye also learned of Epaphras our dear fellowservant, who is for you a faithful minister of Christ;

I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

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

And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers;

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

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 →

But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

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

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all confidence, no man forbidding him.

Them take, and purify thyself with them, and be at charges with them, that they may shave their heads: and all may know that those things, whereof they were informed concerning thee, are nothing; but that thou thyself also walkest orderly, and keepest the law.

And the next day we that were of Paul’s company departed, and came unto Cesarea: and we entered into the house of Philip the evangelist, which was one of the seven; and abode with him. — read the full passage →

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

The elders which are among you I exhort, who am also an elder, and a witness of the sufferings of Christ, and also a partaker of the glory that shall be revealed: — read the full passage →