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For as the woman is from the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are from God.
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A Cycle of Mutual Dependence
Commentators explain that Paul balances his teaching on headship by highlighting a beautiful reciprocity. While the first woman came from the man in creation, every man since has come into the world by a woman through birth. This establishes a fundamental, ongoing mutual dependence between the sexes.
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1 Corinthians
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18th Century
Presbyterian
As the woman is of the man. In the original creation, she was formed from the man.
So is the man also by the woman. He is …
Of (εκ)
--by (δια). Ever since the first creation man has come into existence by means of (δια with geniti…
19th Century
Anglican
For as the woman is of the man.—An appeal to the original act of creation proves the truth of the previous statement of t…
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Baptist
For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also is Christ.
T…
But lest he be misunderstood as wanting to demote women, Paul now argues that men and women are equal in the Lord and mutually dependent.
16th Century
Protestant
As the woman is of the man. If this is one of the reasons why the man has superiority—that the woman was taken out of him—there will be, s…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
For as the woman is of the man Originally; so Eve was of Adam, made out of one of his ribs:
even …
Here begin details concerning public assemblies, 1 Corinthians chapter 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some ab…
13th Century
Catholic
Having stated that the woman is the glory of man, the Apostle now prepares to prove it. Regarding this, he does three things: first, he presents th…
