Colossians 3:18

Easy To Read Version

Wives, be willing to serve your husbands. This is the right thing to do in following the Lord.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

Then the Lord God said to the woman,

Esther 1:20

Then when the king’s command is announced in all parts of his large kingdom, all the women will respect their husbands. From the most important to the least important, all the women will respect their husbands.”

Acts 5:29

Peter and the other apostles {\cf2\super [98]} answered, “We must obey God, not you!

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I want you to understand this: The head (authority) of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man. {\cf2\super [78]} And the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 14:34

Women should keep quiet in these church meetings. This is the same as in all the churches of God’s people. Women are not allowed to speak. They must be under authority, like the law \{of Moses\} says.

Ephesians 5:22

Wives, be willing to serve your husbands, the same as the Lord.

Ephesians 5:3

But there must be no sexual sin among you. There must not be any kind of evil or selfishly wanting more and more. Why? Because those things are not right for God’s holy people. {\cf2\super [38]}

Ephesians 5:9

Light brings every kind of goodness, right living, and truth.

1 Timothy 2:12

I don’t allow a woman to teach a man. And I don’t allow a woman to have authority (power) over a man. The woman must continue in quietness. Why?