Women In Ministry

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.

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. — read the full passage →

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

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — 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.

Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — 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.

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

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

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — 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.

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 →

Women in like manner must be grave, not slanderers, temperate, faithful in all things.

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection. — 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 →

For Adam was first formed, then Eve;

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.

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

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

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

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

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:

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 →

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.

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 there were also women beholding from afar: among whom were both Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James the less and of Joses, and Salome; — read the full passage →

Salute Mary, who bestowed much labor on you.

And on the sabbath day we went forth without the gate by a river side, where we supposed there was a place of prayer; and we sat down, and spake unto the women that were come together. — read the full passage →

and also upon the servants and upon the handmaids in those days will I pour out my Spirit.

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

The rulers ceased in Israel, they ceased, Until that I Deborah arose, That I arose a mother in Israel.

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

And he gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; — read the full passage →

Salute the brethren that are in Laodicea, and Nymphas, and the church that is in their house.

Let a woman learn in quietness with all subjection.

And many women were there beholding from afar, who had followed Jesus from Galilee, ministering unto him: — read the full passage →

For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father’s house will perish: and who knoweth whether thou art not come to the kingdom for such a time as this?

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, she judged Israel at that time.

and to Apphia our sister, and to Archippus our fellow-soldier, and to the church in thy house:

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

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

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off. — read the full passage →

And all his acquaintance, and the women that followed with him from Galilee, stood afar off, seeing these things.

And Miriam the prophetess, the sister of Aaron, took a timbrel in her hand; and all the women went out after her with timbrels and with dances.

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

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

And on the morrow we departed, and came unto Cæsarea: and entering into the house of Philip the evangelist, who was one of the seven, we abode with him. — read the full passage →

Thou shalt also be a crown of beauty in the hand of Jehovah, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God.

neither as lording it over the charge allotted to you, but making yourselves ensamples to the flock.

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.

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.

Rebuke not an elder, but exhort him as a father; the younger men as brethren: — read the full passage →

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

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

Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.

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

Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.

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;

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.

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.

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

But be thou sober in all things, suffer hardship, do the work of an evangelist, fulfil thy ministry.

having been reminded of the unfeigned faith that is in thee; which dwelt first in thy grandmother Lois, and thy mother Eunice; and, I am persuaded, in thee also.

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

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 →

And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.

For the husband is the head of the wife, as Christ also is the head of the church, being himself the saviour of the body.

Only, as the Lord hath distributed to each man, as God hath called each, so let him walk. And so ordain I in all the churches.

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour forth 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: — read the full passage →

Tend the flock of God which is among you, exercising the oversight, not of constraint, but willingly, according to the will of God; nor yet for filthy lucre, but of a ready mind;

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; — read the full passage →

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

But the end of the charge is love out of a pure heart and a good conscience and faith unfeigned:

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

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

Therefore seeing we have this ministry, even as we obtained mercy, we faint not:

And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, one that worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened to give heed unto the things which were spoken by Paul. — read the full passage →

Yea and on my servants and on my handmaidens in those days Will I pour forth of my Spirit; and they shall prophesy.

to take the place in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas fell away, that he might go to his own place.

Then returned they unto Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet, which is nigh unto Jerusalem, a sabbath day’s journey off. — read the full passage →

But ye shall receive power, when the Holy Spirit is come upon you: and ye shall be my witnesses both in Jerusalem, and in all Judæa and Samaria, and unto the uttermost part of the earth.

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.

For ye died, and your life is hid with Christ in God.

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

Let every soul be in subjection to the higher powers: for there is no power but of God; and the powers that be are ordained of God. — read the full passage →

And they went out of the prison, and entered into the house of Lydia: and when they had seen the brethren, they comforted them, and departed.

But Saul, yet breathing threatening and slaughter against the disciples of the Lord, went unto the high priest, — read the full passage →

Now as they went on their way, he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house. — read the full passage →

And verily I say unto you, Wheresoever the gospel shall be preached throughout the whole world, that also which this woman hath done shall be spoken of for a memorial of her.

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit: — read the full passage →

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

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

Every scripture inspired of God is also profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for instruction which is in righteousness:

Are all apostles? are all prophets? are all teachers? are all workers of miracles? — read the full passage →

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

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →