1 Corinthians 11:8

For the man is not from the woman, but the woman from the man.

Thomas Haweis 1795 New Testament

In The King James Version

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

In Context

7For a man indeed ought not to veil his head, being the image and the glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.

9Also the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

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Cross References

1 Timothy 2:13For Adam was first formed, Eve afterwards.

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 →

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