1 Corinthians 11:12
For as the woman was originally from the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things are from God.
1770 John Worsley NT
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
11Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord.
13Judge in yourselves, Is it decent for a woman to pray to God uncovered?
Cross References
1 Corinthians 8:6and lords many,) yet to us there is but one God the Father, from whom are all things, and we in Him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by 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 →