God’s Word Translation
1 Corinthians 11:8
8Clearly, man wasn’t made from woman but woman from man.
1 Corinthians 11:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
- New International Version (NIV)For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;
- English Standard Version (ESV)For man was not made from woman, but woman from man.
- New King James Version (NKJV)For man is not from woman, but woman from man.
Context of 1 Corinthians 11:8
6So if a woman doesn’t cover her head, she should cut off her hair. If it’s a disgrace for a woman to cut off her hair or shave her head, she should cover her head. 7A man should not cover his head. He is God’s image and glory. The woman, however, is man’s glory. Clearly, man wasn’t made from woman but woman from man. 9Man wasn’t created for woman but woman for man. 10Therefore, a woman should wear something on her head to show she is under ⌞someone’s⌟ authority, out of respect for the angels.
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οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἀνὴρ ἐκ γυναικὸς ἀλλὰ γυνὴ ἐξ ἀνδρός·Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:8
Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8For, the man is not of the woman - Bishop Pearce translates , , thus: "For the man doth not Belong to the woman, but the woman to the man." And vindicates this sense of , by its use in 1 Corinthians 12:15. If the foot shall say, , I am not of the body, i.e. I do not belong to the body. He observes that as the verb is in the present tense, and will not allow that we should understand this verse of something that is past, , for, in the following verse…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8For the man is not of the woman - The man was not formed from the woman. But the woman of the man - From his side; Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:22-23.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-16Verses 2-16 Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, ch. 1Co 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the will, and sought the honour of God, so the Christian should avow his subjection to Christ, doing his will and seeking his glory. We should, even in our dress and habit, avoid every thing that may dishonour Christ. The woman was made subject to man, because made for…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-16Paul discusses a woman's use of a head covering. He argues that women who pray or prophesy in public should wear a veil. This is to dress modestly and appropriately during worship (compare 1 Timothy 2:9; 1 Peter 3:3). Some in Corinth were not wearing head coverings, citing freedom in Christ. Paul supports the custom based on social traditions, the Genesis creation story, and the presence of angels.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. Argument, also, from man's more immediate relation to God, and the woman's to man. he is ... image ... glory of God--being created in God's "image," first and directly: the woman, subsequently, and indirectly, through the mediation of man. Man is the representative of God's "glory" this ideal of man being realized most fully in the Son of man (Psa 8:4, 5; compare 2Co 8:23). Man is declared in Scripture to be both the "image," and in the "likeness,"…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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