1 Corinthians 11:12
For as the woman is from the man, so the man also is by the woman; and all things from God.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
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
11Moreover neither is the woman without the man in the Lord, nor the man without the woman.
13Judge ye among yourselves: is it becoming for a woman to pray to God uncovered?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 8:6but there is to us one God, the Father, from whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and we in 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 →