1 Corinthians 11:8-9 NIV,NKJV

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:8

But the woman of the man. An allusion to Genesis 2:21 , Genesis 2:22 . read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:9

But the woman for the man. As is expressly stated in Genesis 2:18 . read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:8

For the man is not of the woman - The man was not formed from the woman.But the woman of the man - From his side; Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:22-23. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:9

Neither was the man created for the woman ... - This is a simple statement of what is expressed in Genesis. The woman was made for the comfort and happiness of the man. Not to be a slave, but a help-meet; not to be the minister of his pleasures, but to be his aid and comforter in life; not to be regarded as of inferior nature and rank, but to be his friend, to divide his sorrows, and to multiply and extend his joys; yet still to be in a station subordinate to him. He is to be the head: the... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 11:7-9

1 Corinthians 11:7-9. A man indeed ought not to cover, or veil, his head As a sign of subjection; forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God Namely, in respect of the dominion over the inferior creatures, with which he is clothed, representing the supreme dominion of God; for in respect of mental qualities, the woman is also the image of God: but the woman is the glory of the man By being subject to him, and of all creatures coming nearest to him in all the excellences of his... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

11:2-34 ORDER IN PUBLIC WORSHIPWhen women pray or prophesy (11:2-16)Paul had heard from the visitors from Corinth of disorder in the public worship of the church. To start with, some of the Corinthian women were speaking in the church services without the veil over their heads. This was shameful by current social standards in that part of the world. Paul argues that Christians do not have to show their new-found freedom by rejecting the local customs of politeness and etiquette. In fact, these... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 11:9

Neither, &c . And truly the man was not (Greek. ou) . for = on account of. App-104 . 1 Corinthians 11:2 . read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:8

8. is of . . . of—takes his being from ("out of") . . . from: referring to woman's original creation, "taken out of man" (compare :-). 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. The man being made immediately by God as His glory, has no veil between himself and God [FABER... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:3-16

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:8

The Pulpit Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:9

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:8

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 1 Corinthians 11:7-9

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 1 Corinthians 11:2-16

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 1 Corinthians 11:9

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 1 Corinthians 11:8

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