1 Corinthians 11:8

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

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7The man, indeed, ought not to cover his head, because he is the likeness and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

9Neither was the man created for the woman's sake, but the woman for the man's sake.

Read all of 1 Corinthians 11

Cross References

1 Timothy 2:13For Adam was first formed, and 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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study 1 Corinthians 11:8