Bible Verses About Gender Equality

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

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.

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

But by an equality, that now at this time your abundance may be a supply for their want, that their abundance also may be a supply for your want: that there may be equality:

Nevertheless let every one of you in particular so love his wife even as himself; and the wife see that she reverence her husband.

For there is no respect of persons with God.

Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.

Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

I will therefore that the younger women marry, bear children, guide the house, give none occasion to the adversary to speak reproachfully.

Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

Now the God of patience and consolation grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:

Husbands, love your wives, and be not bitter against them.

The wife hath not power of her own body, but the husband: and likewise also the husband hath not power of his own body, but the wife.

To be discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.

For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.

And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.

But now hath God set the members every one of them in the body, as it hath pleased him.

Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:

Let the husband render unto the wife due benevolence: and likewise also the wife unto the husband.

For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

And all that believed were together, and had all things common;

Say I these things as a man? or saith not the law the same also?

What is man, that he should be clean? and he which is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman.

Male and female created he them; and blessed them, and called their name Adam, in the day when they were created.

And to esteem them very highly in love for their work’s sake. And be at peace among yourselves.

Let the deacons be the husbands of one wife, ruling their children and their own houses well.

And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.