1 Corinthians 11:12
For, just as the woman is of the man, so, also the man, is through means of the woman;—but, all things, are of God.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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
11Howbeit, neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart from woman—in the Lord;
13Among your own selves, judge ye,—Is it becoming for a woman,—unveiled, to be praying unto God?
Cross References
Proverbs 16:4Everything, hath Yahweh made for its own purpose, yea, even the lawless one, for the day of calamity.
1 Corinthians 8:6[Yet], to us, there is one God the Father, of whom are all things, and, we, for him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, through whom are all things, and, we, 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 →