- Bible
- 1 Corinthians
- Chapter 11
- Verse 8
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Commentary
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Gill's Exposition
Neither was the man created for the woman,.... To be subservient to her; for she was not in being when he was created; and though it is the proper business of man to provide for, take care of, and…
Barnes' Notes
For the man is not of the woman - The man was not formed from the woman. But the woman of the man - From his side; Gen 2:18, Gen 2:22-23.
Adam Clarke
For, the man is not of the woman - Bishop Pearce translates ου γαρ εστιν ανηρ εκ γυναικος, αλλα γυνη εξ ανδρος, thus: "For the man doth not Belong to the woman, but the woman to the man." And…
Paul, having answered the cases put to him, proceeds in this chapter to the redress of grievances. The first verse of the chapter is put, by those who divided the epistle into chapters, as a preface…
Cambridge Bible
For the man is not of the woman Secondargument, drawn from the creation of mankind. The narrative in the book of Genesis establishes two facts, (1) that woman had her being originally through man, and…