Head of Household
10 passages
- 1 Corinthians 11:3
But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
Read it in context - 1 Peter 3:7
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.
Read it in context - Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:23
For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, His body, of which He is the Savior.
Read it in context - 1 Timothy 5:8
If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
Read it in context - Ephesians 6:4
Fathers, do not provoke your children to wrath; instead, bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Read it in context - Colossians 3:21
Fathers, do not provoke your children, so they will not become discouraged.
Read it in context - Ephesians 6:1
Children, obey your parents in the Lord, for this is right.
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