Ko ha fefine lahi, ko ha ʻofefine ʻo e ʻOtuá. ʻOku faʻa fakaʻaongaʻi ʻi he taimi ʻe niʻihi ʻi he folofolá ʻa e hingoa Fefiné ko ha hingoa ʻoku fakahā ʻaki ia ʻa e fakaʻapaʻapa (Sione 19:26; ʻAlamā 19:10).

Naʻe fakatupu ʻe he ʻOtuá ʻa e tangata mo e fefine, Sēnesi 1:27 (Mōsese 2:27; 6:9; ʻĒpa. 4:27). Ko e fefine faileleí ʻoku maʻongoʻonga ia ʻi he ngaahi maka koloá, LFkt. 31:10–31. Ko e nāunau ʻo e tangatá ʻa e fefiné, 1 Kol. 13:7. ʻOku ʻikai ai ʻa e tangatá kae ʻi he fefiné, pea ʻoku ʻikai ai ʻa e fefiné kae ʻi he tangatá, ʻi he ʻEikí, 1 Kol. 11:11. Ke hanga ʻe he kau fefiné ʻo teuʻi ʻaki ʻa kinautolu ʻa e kofu ʻoku ngali ke ʻaí, 1 Tīm. 2:9–10. Ko au, ko e ʻEiki ko e ʻOtuá, ʻoku ou fiefia ʻi he angamaʻa ʻa e kakai fefiné, Sēkope 2:28. Kuo fakamolemoleʻi kiate koe ʻa hoʻo ngaahi angahalá, pea ko e fefine koe kuo fili, T&F 25. ʻOku ʻi ai ʻa e totonu ʻa e kakai fefiné ke ʻekeʻi honau tauhí mei honau ngaahi husepānití, T&F 83:2.