For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:
for a man is not of a woman, but a woman is of a man,
For man is not of woman, but woman of man.
1 Corinthians — A pastoral letter answering a long list of questions and problems — unity, ethics, worship, and the resurrection — written to a gifted but divided church.
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He sets forth the reasons why the husband has preeminence over the wife, namely: the wife was created from his rib, and he was not created for her, but she for him. For it is said: "Let us make him a helper" (Gen. 2:18). How …
Theophylact of Ohrid· Commentary on 1 Corinthians, 1107patristic
For the man is not of the woman,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
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 1Co 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.
Adam Clarke· Commentary on the Bible, 1832evangelical
"Express image," Greek, "the impress." The Divine Son is not merely "like" God, He is God of God, "being of one substance (essence) with the Father." [Nicene Creed]. woman . . . glory of . . . man--He does not say, also, "the image of the man." For the sexes differ: moreover, the woman is created in the image of God, as well as the man (Ge 1:26, 27).
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
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.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed
Others say because of the good angels. Jews and Christians have had an opinion that these ministering spirits are many of them present in their assemblies. Their presence should restrain Christians from all indecencies in the worship of God.
Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread — the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The verses this one reaches4
And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”
For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
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1 Timothy 2:13For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.
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The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
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