The Role Of The Man

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.

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.

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. — read the full passage →

Watch ye, stand fast in the faith, quit you like men, be strong.

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

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

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.

That the man of God may be perfect, throughly furnished unto all good works.

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 →

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

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

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.

Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stedfast, unmoveable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that your labour is not in vain in the Lord.

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. — read the full passage →

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

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.

And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

But speak thou the things which become sound doctrine:

If ye love me, keep my commandments.

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

And it shall come to pass, if thou shalt hearken diligently unto the voice of the Lord thy God, to observe and to do all his commandments which I command thee this day, that the Lord thy God will set thee on high above all nations of the earth: — read the full passage →

That they may teach the young women to be sober, to love their husbands, to love their children, — read the full passage →

Now therefore fear the Lord, and serve him in sincerity and in truth: and put away the gods which your fathers served on the other side of the flood, and in Egypt; and serve ye the Lord. — 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.

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

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

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.

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

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.

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 →

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

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.

Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies. — read the full passage →

Because thou servedst not the Lord thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things; — read the full passage →

And God spake all these words, saying, — 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.

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the Lord, to do justice and judgment; that the Lord may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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

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

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

And if it seem evil unto you to serve the Lord, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

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

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring.

Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged.

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain: that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.

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.

And in those days, when the number of the disciples was multiplied, there arose a murmuring of the Grecians against the Hebrews, because their widows were neglected in the daily ministration. — read the full passage →

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all the host of them. — 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;

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

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

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — 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.

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and forsake not the law of thy mother:

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

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

Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the Lord hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet is she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant.

Withhold not correction from the child: for if thou beatest him with the rod, he shall not die. — read the full passage →

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

Moreover he must have a good report of them which are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — 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 →

But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us.

In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; — read the full passage →

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it; — read the full passage →

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

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

Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which am a woman of Samaria? for the Jews have no dealings with the Samaritans.

And it came to pass, when men began to multiply on the face of the earth, and daughters were born unto them, — read the full passage →

And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression.

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

Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) — read the full passage →

If any man think himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him acknowledge that the things that I write unto you are the commandments of the Lord.

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

And Adam 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.

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

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

That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word, — read the full passage →

And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. — read the full passage →

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

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 I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. — read the full passage →

The song of songs, which is Solomon’s. — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, unto the church of the Thessalonians which is in God the Father and in the Lord Jesus Christ: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father, and the Lord Jesus Christ. — read the full passage →

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be any that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

And that from a child thou hast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus.

And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

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

And there was also a strife among them, which of them should be accounted the greatest. — read the full passage →

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.