the role of the woman
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3Old women, similarly, should be in holy attire, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teaching well, 4so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, 5be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.
18The Lord God also said: “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let us make a helper for him similar to himself.”
11Let a woman learn in silence with all subjection. 12For I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to be in authority over a man, but to be in silence. 13For Adam was formed first, then Eve. 14And Adam was not seduced, but the woman, having been seduced, was in transgression. 15Yet she will be saved by bearing children, if she has continued in faith and love, and in sanctification accompanied by self-restraint.
4so that they may teach prudence to the young women, so that they may love their husbands, love their children, 5be sensible, chaste, restrained, have concern for the household, be kind, be subordinate to their husbands: so that the Word of God may be not blasphemed.
3So I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ. But the head of woman is man. Yet truly, the head of Christ is God.
28There is neither Jew nor Greek; there is neither servant nor free; there is neither male nor female. For you are all one in Christ Jesus.
12For I do not permit a woman to teach, nor to be in authority over a man, but to be in silence.
7Similarly, you husbands should live with them in accord with knowledge, bestowing honor on the female as the weaker vessel and as co-heirs of the life of grace, so that your prayers may not be hindered.
11Similarly, the women must be chaste, not slanderers, sober, faithful in all things.
16To the woman, he also said: “I will multiply your labors and your conceptions. In pain shall you give birth to sons, and you shall be under your husband’s power, and he shall have dominion over you.”
18Wives, be submissive to your husbands, as is proper in the Lord. 19Husbands, love your wives, and do not be bitter toward them.
22Wives should be submissive to their husbands, as to the Lord.