Headship
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 - 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 - Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, just as Christ loved the church and gave Himself up for her
Read it in context - Galatians 3:28
There is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.
Read it in context - 1 Corinthians 11:8–9
8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man. 9Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
Read it in context - Genesis 2:24
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:22
Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord.
Read it in context - Ephesians 5:21
Submit to one another out of reverence for Christ.
Read it in context - Hebrews 13:17
Obey your leaders and submit to them, for they watch over your souls as those who must give an account. To this end, allow them to lead with joy and not with grief, for that would be of no advantage to you.
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.
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