1 Corinthians 11:12
For as the woman is from the man, so the man is through the woman; but all things are from God.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
In Context
11But the woman is not separate from the man, and the man is not separate from the woman in the Lord.
Cross References
Proverbs 16:4The Lord has made everything for his purpose, even the sinner for the day of evil.
1 Corinthians 8:6There is for us only one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we are for him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we have our being through him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:2-17
Directions Concerning Attire; Female Subjection. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 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. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head… Read the whole commentary →