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Genesis 3:16

16 To the woman he said,
“I will greatly increase your pains in childbearing;
with pain you will give birth to children.
Your desire will be for your husband,
and he will rule over you.”

Cross References for Genesis 3:16

1 Corinthians 11:7 - A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:7 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:7

Ephesians 5:22-24 - Wives and Husbands Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:22-24 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:22-24

Isaiah 13:8 - Terror will seize them, pain and anguish will grip them; they will writhe like a woman in labor... Click to read the verse Isaiah 13:8 Click to read the verse Isaiah 13:8

1 Peter 3:1-6 - Wives and Husbands Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of the... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:1-6 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:1-6

Colossians 3:18 - Rules for Christian Households Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. Click to read the verse Colossians 3:18 Click to read the verse Colossians 3:18

Psalms 48:6 - Trembling seized them there, pain like that of a woman in labor. Click to read the verse Psalms 48:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 48:6

Jeremiah 4:31 - I hear a cry as of a woman in labor, a groan as of one bearing her first child— the cry of the ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:31 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 4:31

1 Timothy 2:11-12 - A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:11-12 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:11-12

Isaiah 26:17-18 - As a woman with child and about to give birth writhes and cries out in her pain, so were we in ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:17-18 Click to read the verse Isaiah 26:17-18

Titus 2:5 - to be self-controlled and pure, to be busy at home, to be kind, and to be subject to their husb... Click to read the verse Titus 2:5 Click to read the verse Titus 2:5

Numbers 30:7-8 - and her husband hears about it but says nothing to her, then her vows or the pledges by which s... Click to read the verse Numbers 30:7-8 Click to read the verse Numbers 30:7-8

Genesis 35:16-18 - The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some dista... Click to read the verse Genesis 35:16-18 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:16-18

John 16:21 - A woman giving birth to a child has pain because her time has come; but when her baby is born s... Click to read the verse John 16:21 Click to read the verse John 16:21

Numbers 30:13 - Her husband may confirm or nullify any vow she makes or any sworn pledge to deny herself. Click to read the verse Numbers 30:13 Click to read the verse Numbers 30:13

Isaiah 21:3 - At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am stagg... Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:3 Click to read the verse Isaiah 21:3

1 Timothy 2:15 - But women will be saved through childbearing—if they continue in faith, love and holiness with ... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:15 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:15

Micah 4:9-10 - Why do you now cry aloud— have you no king? Has your counselor perished, that pain seizes you l... Click to read the verse Micah 4:9-10 Click to read the verse Micah 4:9-10

Jeremiah 13:21 - What will you say when the Lord sets over you those you cultivated as your special allies? Will... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:21 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 13:21

1 Corinthians 7:4 - The wife’s body does not belong to her alone but also to her husband. In the same way, the husb... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:4 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 7:4

Genesis 4:7 - If you do what is right, will you not be accepted? But if you do not do what is right, sin is c... Click to read the verse Genesis 4:7 Click to read the verse Genesis 4:7

1 Samuel 4:19-21 - His daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and near the time of delivery. When she... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 4:19-21 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 4:19-21

1 Corinthians 11:3 - Now I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is ma... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:3 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 11:3

Jeremiah 49:24 - Damascus has become feeble, she has turned to flee and panic has gripped her; anguish and pain ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 49:24 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 49:24

1 Thessalonians 5:3 - While people are saying, “Peace and safety,” destruction will come on them suddenly, as labor p... Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:3 Click to read the verse 1 Thessalonians 5:3

1 Corinthians 14:34 - women should remain silent in the churches. They are not allowed to speak, but must be in submi... Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 14:34 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 14:34

Jeremiah 22:23 - You who live in ‘Lebanon,’ who are nestled in cedar buildings, how you will groan when pangs co... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:23 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 22:23

Isaiah 53:11 - After the suffering of his soul, he will see the light of life and be satisfied; by his knowled... Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:11 Click to read the verse Isaiah 53:11

Jeremiah 6:24 - We have heard reports about them, and our hands hang limp. Anguish has gripped us, pain like th... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:24 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 6:24

Esther 1:20 - Then when the king’s edict is proclaimed throughout all his vast realm, all the women will resp... Click to read the verse Esther 1:20 Click to read the verse Esther 1:20

Numbers 30:8 - But if her husband forbids her when he hears about it, he nullifies the vow that obligates her ... Click to read the verse Numbers 30:8 Click to read the verse Numbers 30:8

1 Chronicles 4:9 - Jabez was more honorable than his brothers. His mother had named him Jabez, saying, “I gave bir... Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 4:9 Click to read the verse 1 Chronicles 4:9

Genesis 35:16 - The Deaths of Rachel and Isaac Then they moved on from Bethel. While they were still some dista... Click to read the verse Genesis 35:16 Click to read the verse Genesis 35:16

Esther 1:12 - But when the attendants delivered the king’s command, Queen Vashti refused to come. Then the ki... Click to read the verse Esther 1:12 Click to read the verse Esther 1:12

Leviticus 12:2 - “Say to the Israelites: ‘A woman who becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son will be ceremoni... Click to read the verse Leviticus 12:2 Click to read the verse Leviticus 12:2

Ephesians 5:22 - Wives and Husbands Wives, submit to your husbands as to the Lord. Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:22 Click to read the verse Ephesians 5:22

1 Peter 3:1 - Wives and Husbands Wives, in the same way be submissive to your husbands so that, if any of the... Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:1 Click to read the verse 1 Peter 3:1

Daniel 11:37 - He will show no regard for the gods of his fathers or for the one desired by women, nor will he... Click to read the verse Daniel 11:37 Click to read the verse Daniel 11:37

1 Timothy 2:11 - A woman should learn in quietness and full submission. Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:11 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 2:11