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

"And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church."

"For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve. And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression."

"For the message of the cross is foolishness to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God."

"But whatever were gains to me I now consider loss for the sake of Christ. What is more, I consider everything a loss because of the surpassing worth of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I h…"