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1 Corinthians 11 3
But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ. The head of the woman is the man. And the head of Christ is God.
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Ephesians 5:22-6:9
Wives, follow the lead of your own husbands as you follow the Lord.The husband is the head of the wife, just as Christ is the head of the church. The church is Christ’s body. He is its Savior.The church follows the lead of Christ. In the same way, wives should follow the lead of their husbands in everything.Husbands, love your wives. Love them just as Christ loved the church. He gave himself up for her.He did it to make her holy. He made her clean by washing her with water and the word.He did it to bring her to himself as a brightly shining church. He wants a church that has no stain or wrinkle or any other flaw. He wants a church that is holy and without blame.In the same way, husbands should love their wives. They should love them as they love their own bodies. Any man who loves his wife loves himself.After all, no one ever hated their own body. Instead, they feed and care for their body. And this is what Christ does for the church.We are parts of his body.Scripture says,“ That’s why a man will leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife. The two will become one.”( Genesis 2:24)That is a deep mystery. But I’m talking about Christ and the church.A husband also must love his wife. He must love her just as he loves himself. And a wife must respect her husband.Children, obey your parents as believers in the Lord. Obey them because it’s the right thing to do.Scripture says,“ Honor your father and mother.” That is the first commandment that has a promise.“ Then things will go well with you. You will live a long time on the earth.”( Deuteronomy 5:16)Fathers, don’t make your children angry. Instead, instruct them and teach them the ways of the Lord as you raise them.Slaves, obey your masters here on earth. Respect them and honor them with a heart that is true. Obey them just as you would obey Christ.Don’t obey them only to please them when they are watching. Do it because you are slaves of Christ. Be sure your heart does what God wants.Serve your masters with all your heart. Work as serving the Lord and not as serving people.You know that the Lord will give each person a reward. He will give it to them in keeping with the good they do. It doesn’t matter whether they are a slave or not.Masters, treat your slaves in the same way. When you warn them, don’t be too hard on them. You know that the God who is their Master and yours is in heaven. And he treats everyone the same.
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1 Peter 3 1-1 Peter 3 6
Wives, follow the lead of your own husbands. Suppose some of them don’t believe God’s word. Then let them be won to Christ without words by seeing how their wives behave.Let them see how pure you are. Let them see that your lives are full of respect for God.Fancy hairstyles don’t make you beautiful. Wearing gold jewelry or fine clothes doesn’t make you beautiful.Instead, your beauty comes from inside you. It is the beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit. Beauty like this doesn’t fade away. God places great value on it.This is how the holy women of the past used to make themselves beautiful. They put their hope in God. And they followed the lead of their own husbands.Sarah was like that. She obeyed Abraham. She called him her master. Do you want to be like her? Then do what is right. And don’t give in to fear.
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Titus 2:4-5
Then they can advise the younger women to love their husbands and children.The younger women must control themselves and be pure. They must take good care of their homes. They must be kind. They must follow the lead of their husbands. Then no one will be able to speak evil things against God’s word.
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1 Timothy 2 12
I do not let women teach or take authority over a man. They must be quiet.
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Esther 1:20
And let your order be announced all through your entire kingdom. Then all women will have respect for their husbands, from the least important to the most important.”
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Genesis 3:16
The Lord God said to the woman,“ I will increase your pain when you give birth. You will be in great pain when you have children. You will long for your husband. And he will rule over you.”
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1 Corinthians 14 34
Women should remain silent in church meetings. They are not allowed to speak. They must follow the lead of those who are in authority, as the law says.
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Acts 5:29
Peter and the other apostles replied,“ We must obey God instead of people!
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Ephesians 5:3
There should not be even a hint of sexual sin among you. Don’t do anything impure. And do not always want more and more. These are not the things God’s holy people should do.
