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What Does the Bible Say About Gender?

Here are 10 Bible verses about gender, ordered by how relevant readers found them, with the King James Version and the modern Berean Standard Bible side by side.

  1. #1Deuteronomy 22:5

    The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman’s garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God.

    BSBA woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

  2. #2Genesis 1:27

    So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.

    BSBSo God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

  3. #3Galatians 3:28

    There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

    BSBThere is neither Jew nor Greek, slave nor free, male nor female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

  4. #4Leviticus 20:13

    If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death; their blood shall be upon them.

    BSBIf a man lies with a man as with a woman, they have both committed an abomination. They must surely be put to death; their blood is upon them.

  5. #5Matthew 19:4

    And he answered and said unto them, Have ye not read, that he which made them at the beginning made them male and female,

    BSBJesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’

  6. #6Leviticus 18:22

    Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination.

    BSBYou must not lie with a man as with a woman; that is an abomination.

  7. #71 Corinthians 11:12

    For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

    BSBFor just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

  8. #81 Corinthians 6:9

    Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? Be not deceived: neither fornicators, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor effeminate, nor abusers of themselves with mankind,

    BSBDo you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts,

  9. #9Genesis 3:16

    Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

    BSBTo the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

  10. #101 Peter 3:7

    Likewise, ye husbands, dwell with them according to knowledge, giving honour unto the wife, as unto the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life; that your prayers be not hindered.

    BSBHusbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.

Verse rankings: OpenBible.info Topical Bible (CC BY). Scripture: KJV & BSB (public domain).

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