Gender Roles

There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord.

And he began to speak boldly in the synagogue. When Priscilla and Aquila heard him, they took him aside and explained to him the way of God more accurately.

A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

Now Deborah, a prophetess, the wife of Lappidoth, was judging Israel at that time.

The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

‘In the last days, God says, I will pour out My Spirit on all people. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.

Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

The Lord gives the command; a great company of women proclaim it: