Old Testament · Law
Genesis 2:18
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And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
About Genesis 2:18
Genesis 2:18 is one of the Bible's foundational texts on Complementarianism in the Bible and The Role of a Wife in the Bible. Found in the law of Genesis, this Old Testament passage has guided believers through every season of life.
Related Verses
- Ephesians 5:22
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”
- Ephesians 5:23
“For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.”
- 1 Corinthians 11:3
“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”
- 1 Timothy 2:12
“But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.”
- Colossians 3:18
“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”
How to Apply Genesis 2:18
Meditate on Genesis 2:18 by reading it aloud each morning this week. Ask yourself how its message on the theme of Complementarianism in the Bible applies to a current challenge you are facing. Write one specific step you will take today in response to its truth — and revisit that commitment at the end of the week.