Bible verses about "womanhood" | Living_Oracles

⁷ In like manner, husbands, dwell with your wives according to knowledge, giving honor to the wife, as the weaker vessel, and as joint heirs of the favor of life, that your prayers be not hindered.

³⁸ And, as he traveled, he went into a village, where a woman named Martha entertained him at her house. ³⁹ She had a sister called Mary, who sat at the feet of Jesus, listening to his discourse: ⁴⁰ but Martha, who was much cumbered about serving, came to him and said, Master, do you not care that my sister leaves me to serve alone? Bid her, therefore, assist me. ⁴¹ Jesus answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are anxious, and trouble yourself about many things. ⁴² One thing only is necessary. And Mary has chosen the good part, which shall not be taken from her.

³⁶ There was also a prophetess, Anna, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, in advanced age, who had lived seven years with a husband, whom she married when a virgin; ³⁷ and being now a widow about eighty-four years, departed not from the temple, but served God in prayer and fasting night and day; ³⁸ she also coming in at that instant, gave thanks to the Lord, and spoke concerning Jesus to all those in Jerusalem who expected redemption.

¹² Besides, as the woman is from the man, so also, the man is by the woman; but all from God.

³ 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.

²⁸ There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bondman nor freeman, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

²² Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. ²³ For the husband is head of the wife, even as Christ is head of the congregation; he is the saviour of the body. ²⁴ Therefore, as the congregation is subject to Christ; so, also, let the wives be to their own husbands, in everything.

¹ In like manner, let the wives be in subjection to their own husbands; that, indeed, if any obey not the word, they, without the word, may be won by the behavior of their wives,

⁵ For thus, anciently, the holy women, also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection to their own husbands;

³ That aged women, in like manner, be in deportment as becomes sacred persons-not slanderers, not enslaved to much wine, good teachers; ⁴ that they may persuade the young women to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children- ⁵ to be calm, chaste, careful of their families, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be defamed.