Gen 3:16, Est 1:20, 1Cor 11:3, 14:34-35, Eph 5:22-24, Col 3:18 | ESV | STEP | To the woman he said , I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing ; in pain you shall bring forth children . Your desire shall be contrary to your husband , but he shall rule over you.

Genesis 3:16

16 To the woman he said,

“I will surely multiply your pain in childbearing;
^ain pain you shall bring forth children.
^bYour desire shall be contrary to ^{▼▼Or shall be toward (see 4:7)} your husband,
but he shall ^drule over you.”

Esther 1:20

20 So when the decree made by the king is proclaimed throughout all his kingdom, for it is vast, ^eall women will give honor to their husbands, high and low alike.”

1 Corinthians 11:3

3 But I want you to understand that ^fthe head of every man is Christ, ^gthe head of a wife ^{▼▼Greek gunē. This term may refer to a woman or a wife, depending on the context} is her husband, and ⁱthe head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 14:34-35

34 ^jthe women should keep silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak, but ^kshould be in submission, as ^lthe Law also says. 35 If there is anything they desire to learn, let them ask their husbands at home. For it is shameful for a woman to speak in church.

Ephesians 5:22-24

Wives and Husbands

22 ^mWives, ⁿsubmit to your own husbands, ^oas to the Lord. 23 For ^pthe husband is the head of the wife even as ^qChrist is the head of the church, his body, and is ^rhimself its Savior. 24 Now as the church submits to Christ, so also wives should submit ^sin everything to their husbands.

Colossians 3:18

Rules for Christian Households

18 ^tWives, submit to your husbands, as ^uis fitting in the Lord.