1 Corinthians 11:11 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Paul, having answered the cases put to him, proceeds in this chapter to the redress of grievances. The Rom. 11:1 of the chapter is put, by those who divided the epistle into chapters, as a preface to the rest of the epistle, but seems to have been a more proper close to the last, in which he had enforced the cautions he had given against the abuse of liberty, by his own example: Be ye followers of me, as I also am of Christ (Rom. 11:1), fitly closes his argument; and the way of speaking in the... read more

William Barclay

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

11:2-16 I praise you because you remember me in all things and because you hold fast to the traditions as I handed them down to you. But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and that the man is the head of the woman, and that God is the head of Christ. Every man who prays or preaches with his head covered shames his head. Every woman who prays or preaches with her head uncovered shames her head, for she is in exactly the same case as a woman whose head has been shaved;... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:11

Neither is the man without the woman - The apostle seems to say: I do not intimate any disparagement of the female sex, by insisting on the necessity of her being under the power or authority of the man; for they are both equally dependent on each other, in the Lord, εν Κυριῳ : but instead of this reading, Theodoret has εν τῳ κοσμῳ , in the world. Probably the apostle means that the human race is continued by an especial providence of God. Others think that he means that men and women... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:11

Verse 11 11.But neither is the man without the woman This is added partly as a check upon men, that they may not insult over women; (634) and partly as a consolation to women, that they may not feel dissatisfied with being under subjection. “The male sex (says he) has a distinction over the female sex, with this understanding, that they ought to be connected together by mutual benevolence, for the one cannot do without the other. If they be separated, they are like the mutilated members of a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Apostolic injunctions with regard to Church services. Though the Corinthians deserved blame in some things, they were entitled to praise in that they had generally observed St. Paul's directions. Despite their departure from certain of his instructions, he could say, "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ;" by which he recognized that they had discernment enough to see the Lord Jesus in his personal and official character, and a sufficient brotherly sympathy to imitate his... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

Decency in public worship. When we appear before God we should observe the greatest propriety. Externals should not be lost sight of, for they are significant. Often they are indicative of inward condition. The apostle had occasion to blame the women of Corinth for laying aside the veil—the mark of modesty and subjection—in public assemblies. On the ground of the abolition of distinction of sex in Christ, they claimed equality in every respect with men, and the right to appear and act as... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Rules and principles respecting the covering of the head by women in Church assemblies. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

Laws of order in Christian assemblies. The subject dealt with in this passage is the appropriate conduct and dress of the women in Christian assemblies. That, however, was but a matter of present and passing interest, one standing related to the customs and sentiments of a particular age. Our concern is not with the details of apostolic advice, but with the principles upon which St. Paul deals with a particular case. "Every circumstance which could in the least degree cause the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:3-16

The man and the woman. "But I would have you know," etc. Although there are some things in these verses that perhaps no one can rightly interpret, and that may have been written as personal opinion rather than as Divine inspiration, there are two or three points in relation to man and woman interesting and noteworthy. I. THERE IS BETWEEN THEM A SUBORDINATION IN NATURAL RELATIONSHIP . "But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

William Barclay's Daily Study Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:11

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:11

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:3-16

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