1 Corinthians 11:12
For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.
Revised Version 1895
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 the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.
13Judge ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled?
Cross References
Proverbs 16:4The LORD hath made every thing for its own end: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
1 Corinthians 8:6yet to us there is one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we unto 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 →