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Genesis 3:16-17

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.”

17 To Adam he said, “Because you listened to your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, ‘You must not eat of it,’
“Cursed is the ground because of you;
through painful toil you will eat of it
all the days of your life.

Cross References for Genesis 3:16-17

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