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

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Parallel Verses

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Darby Bible Translation
For man is not of woman, but woman of man.

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

Cross References

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

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

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

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Commentaries

Matthew Henry's Commentary

11:2-16 Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, ch. 1Co 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the will, and sought the honour of God, so the Christian should avow his subjection to Christ, doing his will and seeking his glory. We should, even in our dress and habit, avoid every thing that may dishonour Christ. The woman was made subject to man, because made for his help and comfort. And she should do nothing, in Christian assemblies, which looked like a claim of being equal. She ought to have power, that is, a veil, on her head, because of the angels. Their presence should keep Christians from all that is wrong while in the worship of God. Nevertheless, the man and the woman were made for one another. They were to be mutual comforts and blessings, not one a slave, and the other a tyrant. God has so settled matters, both in the kingdom of providence and that of grace, that the authority and subjection of each party should be for mutual help and benefit. It was the common usage of the churches, for women to appear in public assemblies, and join in public worship, veiled; and it was right that they should do so. The Christian religion sanctions national customs wherever these are not against the great principles of truth and holiness; affected singularities receive no countenance from any thing in the Bible.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

8. is of … of—takes his being from ("out of") … from: referring to woman's original creation, "taken out of man" (compare Ge 2:23). The woman was made by God mediately through the man, who was, as it were, a veil or medium placed between her and God, and therefore, should wear the veil or head-covering in public worship, in acknowledgement of this subordination to man in the order of creation. The man being made immediately by God as His glory, has no veil between himself and God [Faber Stapulensis in Bengel].