1 Corinthians 11:8

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

6Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering. 7A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is made in God’s image and reflects God’s glory. And woman reflects man’s glory. For the first man didn’t come from woman, but the first woman came from man. 9And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man. 10For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her head to show she is under authority.

1 Corinthians 11:8 word by word

οὐ γάρ ἐστιν ἀνὴρ ἐκ γυναικὸς ἀλλὰ γυνὴ ἐξ ἀνδρός·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• the manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• notοὐou · noG3756
• ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• the womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• butἀλλάalla · butG235

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:8

• Genesis 2:21So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man’s ribs and closed up the opening.
• 1 Timothy 2:13For God made Adam first, and afterward he made Eve.

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

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:8

• Family
• Wife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Comely
• Cover
• Cup
• Custom
• Glory
• Guilty
• Hear
• Judge
• Set
• Woman

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