1 Corinthians 11:8-9 BSB

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 11:8

For the man is not of the woman ,.... In the present state of things, and according to the ordinary course of generation and propagation of mankind, man is of the woman, though not without the means of man; he is conceived in her, bore by her, and born of her; but the apostle respects the original formation of man, as he was immediately made by God out of the dust of the earth, before the woman was in being, and so not of her: but the woman of the man ; she was made out of his rib, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:9

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 defend the woman, as the weaker vessel, yet these were not the original ends of his creation; he was made for God, for his service and glory: but the woman for the man ; to be an help meet for him, who was already created; to be a companion and associate of his, both in religious worship and... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:8

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 vindicates this sense of εκ , by its use in 1 Corinthians 12:15 . If the foot shall say, ουκ ειμι εκ του σωματος , I am not of the body, i.e. I do not belong to the body. He observes that as the verb εστιν is in the present tense, and will not allow that we should understand this verse of... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:9

Neither was the man created, etc. - Και γαρ ουκ εκτισθη· for the man was not created upon the woman's account. The reason is plain from what is mentioned above; and from the original creation of woman she was made for the man, to be his proper or suitable helper. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:8

Verse 8 8.For the man is not from the woman. He establishes by two arguments the pre-eminence, which he had assigned to men above women. The first is, that as the woman derives her origin from the man, she is therefore inferior in rank. The second is, that as the woman was created for the sake of the man, she is therefore subject to him, as the work ultimately produced is to its cause. (627) That the man is the beginning of the woman and the end for which she was made, is evident from the law.... 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

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 11:8

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:9

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:8

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:9

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:1-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

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