1 Corinthians 11:8
New International Version
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;

New Living Translation
For the first man didn’t come from woman, but the first woman came from man.

English Standard Version
For man was not made from woman, but woman from man.

Berean Standard Bible
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

Berean Literal Bible
For man is not of woman, but woman of man.

King James Bible
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

New King James Version
For man is not from woman, but woman from man.

New American Standard Bible
For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;

NASB 1995
For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;

NASB 1977
For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;

Legacy Standard Bible
For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man.

Amplified Bible
For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;

Christian Standard Bible
For man did not come from woman, but woman came from man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For man did not come from woman, but woman came from man.

American Standard Version
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For Man is not from Woman, but Woman is from Man.

Contemporary English Version
It was the woman who was made from a man, and not the man who was made from a woman.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.

English Revised Version
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Clearly, man wasn't made from woman but woman from man.

Good News Translation
for man was not created from woman, but woman from man.

International Standard Version
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;

Literal Standard Version
for a man is not of a woman, but a woman [is] of a man,

Majority Standard Bible
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

New American Bible
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;

NET Bible
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

New Revised Standard Version
Indeed, man was not made from woman, but woman from man.

New Heart English Bible
For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

Webster's Bible Translation
For the man is not from the woman, but the woman from the man.

Weymouth New Testament
Man does not take his origin from woman, but woman takes hers from man.

World English Bible
For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

Young's Literal Translation
for a man is not of a woman, but a woman is of a man,

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Context
Roles in Worship
7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man. 8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man. 9Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.…

Cross References
Genesis 2:21
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man's ribs and closed up the area with flesh.

Genesis 2:22
And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.

1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.


Treasury of Scripture

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

Genesis 2:21,22
And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof; …

1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was first formed, then Eve.

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1 Corinthians 11
1. He reproves them, because in holy assemblies,
4. their men prayed with their heads covered,
6. and women with their heads uncovered;
17. and because generally their meetings were not for the better, but for the worse;
21. as, namely, in profaning with their own feast the Lord's supper.
25. Lastly, he calls them to the first institution thereof.














Verse 8. - But the woman of the man. An allusion to Genesis 2:21, 22.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
For
γάρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

man
ἀνὴρ (anēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

did not come
ἐστιν (estin)
Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

woman,
γυναικός (gynaikos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

but
ἀλλὰ (alla)
Conjunction
Strong's 235: But, except, however. Neuter plural of allos; properly, other things, i.e. contrariwise.

woman
γυνὴ (gynē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

from
ἐξ (ex)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

man.
ἀνδρός (andros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.


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