Ordination Of Female Pastors

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness.

There can be neither Jew nor Greek, there can be neither bond nor free, there can be no male and female; for ye all are one man in Christ Jesus.

let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law.

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. — read the full passage →

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

The bishop therefore must be without reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, sober-minded, orderly, given to hospitality, apt to teach;

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; — read the full passage →

Yea, I beseech thee also, true yokefellow, help these women, for they labored with me in the gospel, with Clement also, and the rest of my fellow-workers, whose names are in the book of life.

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

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.

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

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

if any man is blameless, the husband of one wife, having children that believe, who are not accused of riot or unruly.

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

Take heed unto yourselves, and to all the flock, in which the Holy Spirit hath made you bishops, to feed the church of the Lord which he purchased with his own blood.

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

Let the elders that rule well be counted worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in the word and in teaching.

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

And it shall come to pass afterward, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh; and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, your young men shall see visions:

The Lord giveth the word: The women that publish the tidings are a great host.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve;

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

and he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. But when Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him unto them, and expounded unto him the way of God more accurately.

Lay hands hastily on no man, neither be partaker of other men’s sins: keep thyself pure.

and Adam was not beguiled, but the woman being beguiled hath fallen into transgression:

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge;

Salute Tryphæna and Tryphosa, who labor in the Lord. Salute Persis the beloved, who labored much in the Lord.

Salute Prisca and Aquila my fellow-workers in Christ Jesus,

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ:

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

let the women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but let them be in subjection, as also saith the law. — read the full passage →

preach the word; be urgent in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all longsuffering and teaching.

whereas our comely parts have no need: but God tempered the body together, giving more abundant honor to that part which lacked; — read the full passage →

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

Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even as I delivered them to you. — read the full passage →

And it came to pass soon afterwards, that he went about through cities and villages, preaching and bringing the good tidings of the kingdom of God, and with him the twelve, — read the full passage →

Faithful is the saying, If a man seeketh the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work.

But I permit not a woman to teach, nor to have dominion over a man, but to be in quietness. — read the full passage →

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

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

whereunto I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I speak the truth, I lie not), a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth.

I exhort Euodia, and I exhort Syntyche, to be of the same mind in the Lord. — read the full passage →

Ye did not choose me, but I chose you, and appointed you, that ye should go and bear fruit, and that your fruit should abide: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

But ye are an elect race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, a people for God’s own possession, that ye may show forth the excellencies of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light:

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

I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing. — read the full passage →

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Give diligence to present thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, handling aright the word of truth.

Neglect not the gift that is in thee, which was given thee by prophecy, with the laying on of the hands of the presbytery.

but if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how men ought to behave themselves in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth.

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

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

Salute Andronicus and Junias, my kinsmen, and my fellow-prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also have been in Christ before me.

Now a certain Jew named Apollos, an Alexandrian by race, an eloquent man, came to Ephesus; and he was mighty in the scriptures. — read the full passage →

Ye husbands, in like manner, dwell withyour wivesaccording to knowledge, giving honor unto the woman, as unto the weaker vessel, as being also joint-heirs of the grace of life; to the end that your prayers be not hindered.

Remember them that had the rule over you, men that spake unto you the word of God; and considering the issue of their life, imitate their faith.

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

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

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.

whom they set before the apostles: and when they had prayed, they laid their hands upon them.

Deacons in like manner must be grave, not double-tongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre;

In like manner, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefastness and sobriety; not with braided hair, and gold or pearls or costly raiment; — read the full passage →

I thank him that enabled me, even Christ Jesus our Lord, for that he counted me faithful, appointing me to his service;

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

ye also, as living stones, are built up a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

one that ruleth well his own house, having his children in subjection with all gravity; — read the full passage →

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

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

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.

and he made us to be a kingdom, to be priests unto his God and Father; to him be the glory and the dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

These things write I unto thee, hoping to come unto thee shortly; — read the full passage →

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

Now there were at Antioch, in the church that wasthere, prophets and teachers, Barnabas, and Symeon that was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen the foster-brother of Herod the tetrarch, and Saul. — read the full passage →

In like manner, ye wives, bein subjection to your own husbands; that, even if any obey not the word, they may without the word be gained by the behavior of their wives;

For which cause I put thee in remembrance that thou stir up the gift of God, which is in thee through the laying on of my hands.

And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

Wives, be in subjection unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord. — read the full passage →

and not only so, but who was also appointed by the churches to travel with us in the matter of this grace, which is ministered by us to the glory of the Lord, and to show our readiness:

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

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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

Now in these days, when the number of the disciples was multiplying, there arose a murmuring of the Grecian Jews against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

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

But as the church is subject to Christ, so let the wives also be to their husbands in everything.

And he appointed twelve, that they might be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach,

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show unto his servants, even the things which must shortly come to pass: and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John;

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit to them: for they watch in behalf of your souls, as they that shall give account; that they may do this with joy, and not with grief: for this were unprofitable for you.

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; — read the full passage →

For this cause left I thee in Crete, that thou shouldest set in order the things that were wanting, and appoint elders in every city, as I gave thee charge; — read the full passage →

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness,

who also made us sufficient as ministers of a new covenant; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life.

If any man thinketh himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him take knowledge of the things which I write unto you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

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

I commend unto you Phoebe our sister, who is a servant of the church that is at Cenchreæ: — read the full passage →

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth on him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →

Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not hearkened unto the words of this book, to do according unto all that which is written concerning us. — read the full passage →

and ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and a holy nation. These are the words which thou shalt speak unto the children of Israel.

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