1 Corinthians 11:8

For it is not man who was made from woman, but woman was made from man.

Montgomery New Testament

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7A man, indeed, ought not to have his head veiled, for he is an image and glory of God; but woman is a glory of man.

9And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.

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Cross References

1 Timothy 2:13It was Adam who was first formed, then Eve.

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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