"For the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit."

"For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression."

"I do not permit a woman to teach or to assume authority over a man; she must be quiet."

"Wives, submit yourselves to your own husbands as you do to the Lord. For the husband is the head of the wife as Christ is the head of the church, his body, of which he is the Savior. Now as the church…"

"I repeat, let no one think me foolish. But even if you do, accept me as a fool, so that I too may boast a little."