1 Corinthians 11:8-34 NIV

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:11

Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman ,.... This is said, partly to repress the pride and insolence of man, that he might not be too much elated with himself, and his superiority over the woman, and look with any degree of disdain and contempt upon her, and treat her with indifference and neglect; and partly to comfort the woman, that she might not be dejected with the condition and circumstances in which she was, since the one is not without the other; nor can they be so truly... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:12

For as the woman is of the man ,.... Originally; so Eve was of Adam, made out of one of his ribs: even so is the man also by the woman ; now man is born of a woman, he is conceived of one, and brought into the world by one. This is the way in which mankind is propagated, the species preserved, continued, and increased; and therefore there is no reason why the woman should be despised, or the man should be lifted up with himself above her, since they are so dependent upon, and so useful... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:13

Judge in yourselves ,.... The apostle having gone through a variety of reasoning and arguments, showing the superiority of the man to the woman, by which he would prove, that the one should be covered, and the other uncovered, returns to his subject again, and appeals to the common sense and understanding of the Corinthians, and makes them themselves judges of the matter; suggesting that the thing was so clear, and he so certain of what he had advanced being right, that he leaves it with... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:14

Doth not even nature itself teach you ,.... By nature is either meant, the law and light of nature, reason in man, common sense, or rather custom, which is second nature; and which, in this case, must be restrained to the Greeks and Jews; for though among the Grecians the men cut their hair, and did not suffer it to grow long, as also did the Jews, yet there were many nations F11 Alex. ab. Alex. Genial. Dier. l. 5. c. 18. Servius in Virgil. Aeneid. l. 10. prope finem. who did not, even... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:15

But if a woman have long hair ,.... And wears it, without cutting it, as men do: it is a glory to her ; it is comely and beautiful; it is agreeable to her sex, she looks like herself; it becomes and adorns her: for her hair is given her for a covering ; not instead of a covering for her head, or any other part of her body, so that she needs no other: we read indeed of the daughter of Nicodemus ben Gorion, that she was obliged to make use of her hair for a covering in such a sense ... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:16

But if any man seem to be contentious ,.... That is, if anyone will not be satisfied with reasons given, for men's praying and prophesying with their heads uncovered, and women's praying and prophesying with their heads covered; but will go on to raise objections, and continue carping and cavilling, showing that they contend not for truth, but victory, can they but obtain it any way; for my part, as if the apostle should say, I shall not think it worth my while to continue the dispute any... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:17

Now in this that I declare unto you ,.... The Syriac version reads, "this is what I command"; which some refer to what he had been discoursing of, adding to his arguments, and the examples of the church, his own orders and command, that men should worship God publicly, uncovered, and women covered; though it seems rather to respect what follows, what the apostle was about to declare unto them; concerning which he says, I praise you not ; as he did in 1 Corinthians 11:2 that they were... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:18

For first of all, when ye come together in the church ,.... The place where the church met together to perform divine service, called "one place". 1 Corinthians 11:20 and is distinguished from their own "houses", 1 Corinthians 11:22 and the first thing he took notice of as worthy of dispraise and reproof, in their religious assemblies, were their animosities and factions: I hear that there be divisions among you : schisms and parties, either about their ministers, one being for Paul,... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:19

For there must be also heresies among you .... This is a reason why he was ready to believe there might be something of truth in the report he had received of the divisions among them; for if there were heresies, false doctrines, and bad principles, among them, such as were subversive of the fundamentals of Christianity, as the denial of the resurrection of the dead, &c.; it was no wonder that there were schisms and factions among them, since heresies generally issue in them. These, the... read more

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John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:20

When ye come together therefore into one place ,.... Though επι το αυτο does not signify so much the unity of the place, as of the persons meeting together, and their conjunction; so the phrase is used by the Septuagint, in Deuteronomy 25:11 , yet it supposes a place where the church were wont to assemble for divine worship; this is not to eat the Lord's supper : their view in coming together was not so much to celebrate the supper of the Lord, as to partake of their own supper,... read more

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:11

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:12

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:13

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:16

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:17

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:18

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:20

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