1 Corintios 11:7-11 NVI

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 11:7

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head ,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "whilst he prays"; which is a proper interpretation of the words, though a wrong version; for the apostle's meaning is not, that a man should not have his head covered at any time, but whilst he is in public worship, praying, prophesying, or singing of psalms: the reason is, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God . The apostle speaks of man here as in his first creation, in his state of innocence before... 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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:10

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head ,.... The generality of interpreters, by power, understand the veil, or covering on the woman's head, as a sign of the man's power over her, and her subjection to him; which Dr. Hammond endeavours to confirm, by observing that the Hebrew word רדיד , which signifies a woman's veil, or hood, comes from a root which signifies power and dominion; but in that he is mistaken, for the word is derived not from רדה , to rule, govern, or... 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 11:7

A man indeed ought not to cover his head - He should not wear his cap or turban in the public congregation, for this was a badge of servitude, or an indication that he had a conscience overwhelmed with guilt; and besides, it was contrary to the custom that prevailed, both among the Greeks and Romans. He is the image and glory of God - He is God's vicegerent in this lower world; and, by the authority which he has received from his Master, he is his representative among the creatures, 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

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 11:7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:8

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:10

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:7

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

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

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