Bible Verses About Submissiveness

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

Likewise, ye younger, submit yourselves unto the elder. Yea, all of you be subject one to another, and be clothed with humility: for God resisteth the proud, and giveth grace to the humble.

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

Servants, be subject to your masters with all fear; not only to the good and gentle, but also to the froward.

Servants, obey in all things your masters according to the flesh; not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but in singleness of heart, fearing God:

Servants, be obedient to them that are your masters according to the flesh, with fear and trembling, in singleness of your heart, as unto Christ;

Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

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

Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord’s sake: whether it be to the king, as supreme;

That ye submit yourselves unto such, and to every one that helpeth with us, and laboureth.

Exhort servants to be obedient unto their own masters, and to please them well in all things; not answering again;

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.

Know ye not, that to whom ye yield yourselves servants to obey, his servants ye are to whom ye obey; whether of sin unto death, or of obedience unto righteousness?

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:

Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work,

Strangers shall submit themselves unto me: as soon as they hear, they shall be obedient unto me.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

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

Obey them that have the rule over you, and submit yourselves: for they watch for your souls, as they that must give account, that they may do it with joy, and not with grief: for that is unprofitable for you.

And the angel of the Lord said unto her, Return to thy mistress, and submit thyself under her hands.

And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,

As obedient children, not fashioning yourselves according to the former lusts in your ignorance:

Let as many servants as are under the yoke count their own masters worthy of all honour, that the name of God and his doctrine be not blasphemed.

As soon as they hear of me, they shall obey me: the strangers shall submit themselves unto me.

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.

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.

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

Not with eyeservice, as menpleasers; but as the servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart;

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

Which things have indeed a shew of wisdom in will worship, and humility, and neglecting of the body; not in any honour to the satisfying of the flesh.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God.

Render therefore to all their dues: tribute to whom tribute is due; custom to whom custom; fear to whom fear; honour to whom honour.

Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;

And, ye masters, do the same things unto them, forbearing threatening: knowing that your Master also is in heaven; neither is there respect of persons with him.

But ye shall not be so: but he that is greatest among you, let him be as the younger; and he that is chief, as he that doth serve.

And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.

Humble yourselves therefore under the mighty hand of God, that he may exalt you in due time: