Bible Verses About Wives

the wife over her own body hath not authority, but the husband; and, in like manner also, the husband over his own body hath not authority, but the wife.

Defraud not one another, except by consent for a time, that ye may be free for fasting and prayer, and again may come together, that the Adversary may not tempt you because of your incontinence;

and to the married I announce--not I, but the Lord--let not a wife separate from a husband:

and a woman who hath a husband unbelieving, and he is pleased to dwell with her, let her not send him away;

for the unbelieving husband hath been sanctified in the wife, and the unbelieving wife hath been sanctified in the husband; otherwise your children are unclean, but now they are holy.

for what, hast thou known, O wife, whether the husband thou shalt save? or what, hast thou known, O husband, whether the wife thou shalt save?

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

and if they wish to learn anything, at home their own husbands let them question, for it is a shame to women to speak in an assembly.

The wives! to your own husbands subject yourselves, as to the Lord,

but even as the assembly is subject to Christ, so also are the wives to their own husbands in everything.

but ye also, every one in particular--let each his own wife so love as himself, and the wife--that she may reverence the husband.

in like manner also the women, in becoming apparel, with modesty and sobriety to adorn themselves, not in braided hair, or gold, or pearls, or garments of great price,

but--which becometh women professing godly piety--through good works.

Women--in like manner grave, not false accusers, vigilant, faithful in all things.

in good works being testified to: if she brought up children, if she entertained strangers, if saints' feet she washed, if those in tribulation she relieved, if every good work she followed after;

that they may make the young women sober-minded, to be lovers of their husbands, lovers of their children,

sober, pure, keepers of their own houses, good, subject to their own husbands, that the word of God may not be evil spoken of.

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won,

having beheld your pure behaviour in fear,

whose adorning--let it not be that which is outward, of plaiting of hair, and of putting around of things of gold, or of putting on of garments,

but--the hidden man of the heart, in the incorruptible thing of the meek and quiet spirit, which is, before God, of great price,

for thus once also the holy women who did hope on God, were adorning themselves, being subject to their own husbands,

as Sarah was obedient to Abraham, calling him `sir,' of whom ye did become daughters, doing good, and not fearing any terror.