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But if, at the time that her husband hears of it, he overrules her, then he shall nullify the vow by which she was obligated or the thoughtless utterance of her lips by which she bound herself, and the Lord will forgive her.(A)

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16 To the woman he said,

“I will make your pangs in childbirth exceedingly great;
    in pain you shall bring forth children,
yet your desire shall be for your husband,
    and he shall rule over you.”(A)

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The Christian Household

22 Wives, be subject[a] to your husbands as to the Lord,(A) 23 for the husband is the head of the wife just as Christ is the head of the church, his body, and is himself its Savior.(B) 24 Just as the church is subject to Christ, so also wives ought to be, in everything, to their husbands.

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Footnotes

  1. 5.22 Gk lacks be subject

34 Women should be silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak but should be subordinate, as the law also says.(A)

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For the wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.

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