⁸ But if her husband refuses to accept her vow or impulsive pledge on the day he hears of it, he nullifies her commitments, and the Lord will forgive her.

¹⁶ Then he said to the woman,

²² For wives, this means submit to your husbands as to the Lord. ²³ For a husband is the head of his wife as Christ is the head of the church. He is the Savior of his body, the church. ²⁴ As the church submits to Christ, so you wives should submit to your husbands in everything.

³⁴ Women should be silent during the church meetings. It is not proper for them to speak. They should be submissive, just as the law says.

⁴ The wife gives authority over her body to her husband, and the husband gives authority over his body to his wife.