¹⁶ To the woman he said,

¹⁹ For I have chosen him^(A), so that he will direct his children^(B) and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord^(C) by doing what is right and just,^(D) so that the Lord will bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”^(E)

²⁰ Then when the king’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will respect their husbands, from the least to the greatest.”

²² He sent dispatches to all parts of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language,^(A) proclaiming that every man should be ruler over his own household, using his native tongue.

¹⁰ To the married I give this command (not I, but the Lord): A wife must not separate from her husband.^(A)

³ But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ,^(A) and the head of the woman is man,^[a](B) and the head of Christ is God.^(C)

⁷ A man ought not to cover his head,^[a] since he is the image^(A) and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. ⁸ For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;^{(B) 9} neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.^(C)

⁷ A man ought not to cover his head,^[a] since he is the image^(A) and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. ⁸ For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;^{(B) 9} neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.^(C)