1 Corinthians 11:12
New International Version
For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

New Living Translation
For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God.

English Standard Version
for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And all things are from God.

Berean Standard Bible
For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

Berean Literal Bible
For just as the woman is of the man, so also the man is by the woman. And all things are of God.

King James Bible
For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

New King James Version
For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.

New American Standard Bible
For as the woman originated from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.

NASB 1995
For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.

NASB 1977
For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.

Legacy Standard Bible
For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman, but all things originate from God.

Amplified Bible
For as the woman originates from the man, so also man is born through the woman; and all things [whether male or female] originate from God [as their Creator].

Christian Standard Bible
For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman, and all things come from God.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman, and all things come from God.

American Standard Version
For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

Contemporary English Version
It is true that the first woman came from a man, but all other men have been given birth by women. Yet God is the one who created everything.

English Revised Version
For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
As a woman came into existence from a man, so men come into existence by women, but everything comes from God.

Good News Translation
For as woman was made from man, in the same way man is born of woman; and it is God who brings everything into existence.

International Standard Version
For as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But everything comes from God.

Majority Standard Bible
For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.

NET Bible
For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman. But all things come from God.

New Heart English Bible
For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.

Webster's Bible Translation
For as the woman is from the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things from God.

Weymouth New Testament
For just as woman originates from man, so also man comes into existence through woman, but everything springs originally from God.

World English Bible
For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for as the woman [is] of the man, so also the man [is] through the woman, and all the things [are] of God.

Berean Literal Bible
For just as the woman is of the man, so also the man is by the woman. And all things are of God.

Young's Literal Translation
for as the woman is of the man, so also the man is through the woman, and the all things are of God.

Smith's Literal Translation
For as the woman by the man, so also the man by the woman; and all things of God.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things of God.

Catholic Public Domain Version
For just as woman came into existence from man, so also does man exist through woman. But all things are from God.

New American Bible
For just as woman came from man, so man is born of woman; but all things are from God.

New Revised Standard Version
For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman; but all things come from God.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Just as Woman is from Man, in this way also, a man is by a woman, but everything is from God.
NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
For as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman; but all things are of God.

Godbey New Testament
For as the woman is from the man, so the man also is by the woman; and all things from God.

Haweis New Testament
For as the woman was taken out of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things are of God.

Mace New Testament
for as the woman was taken from the man, so man is born of the woman: and all are from God.

Weymouth New Testament
For just as woman originates from man, so also man comes into existence through woman, but everything springs originally from God.

Worrell New Testament
For, as the woman is of the man, so also is the man through the woman; but all things are of God.

Worsley New Testament
For as the woman was originally from the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things are from God.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Roles in Worship
11In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman. 12For just as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God. 13Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?…

Cross References
Genesis 2:21-23
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. / 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.”

Genesis 1:27
So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 2:18
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

Genesis 3:16
To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

Matthew 19:4-6
Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”

Ephesians 5:31-32
“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” / This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church.

1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.

Romans 11:36
For from Him and through Him and to Him are all things. To Him be the glory forever! Amen.

Colossians 1:16
For in Him all things were created, things in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or rulers or authorities. All things were created through Him and for Him.

John 1:3
Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made.

1 Corinthians 8:6
yet for us there is but one God, the Father, from whom all things came and for whom we exist. And there is but one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things came and through whom we exist.

Proverbs 16:4
The LORD has made everything for His purpose—even the wicked for the day of disaster.

Isaiah 43:7
everyone called by My name and created for My glory, whom I have indeed formed and made.”

Psalm 139:13-14
For You formed my inmost being; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. / I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.

Job 33:4
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.


Treasury of Scripture

For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.

but.

1 Corinthians 8:6
But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.

Proverbs 16:4
The LORD hath made all things for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Romans 11:36
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.

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1 Corinthians 11
1. He reproves them, because in holy assemblies,
4. their men prayed with their heads covered,
6. and women with their heads uncovered;
17. and because generally their meetings were not for the better, but for the worse;
21. as, namely, in profaning with their own feast the Lord's supper.
25. Lastly, he calls them to the first institution thereof.














For just as woman came from man
This phrase refers to the creation account in Genesis, where Eve was created from Adam's rib (Genesis 2:21-22). The Greek word for "came" is "ἐκ" (ek), meaning "out of" or "from," emphasizing the origin or source. This highlights the divine order established in creation, where woman was made from man, signifying a unique interdependence and unity between genders. Historically, this has been interpreted to affirm the complementary roles of men and women, each deriving their existence and purpose from God's creative act.

so also man is born of woman
Here, Paul acknowledges the natural process of birth, where every man is born of a woman. The Greek word for "born" is "γεννάω" (gennaō), which means to beget or bring forth. This phrase balances the previous statement by showing the mutual dependence of men and women. While woman was created from man, every man since Adam has been born of a woman, underscoring the equality and mutual respect that should exist between genders. This reflects the historical and cultural understanding of family and lineage, where both men and women play crucial roles in God's design.

But everything comes from God
This concluding phrase shifts the focus from human relationships to the divine source of all creation. The Greek word for "everything" is "τὰ πάντα" (ta panta), meaning "all things" or "everything." This emphasizes God's sovereignty and ultimate authority over all creation. By stating that everything comes from God, Paul reminds the Corinthians that while there is an order and interdependence in creation, God is the origin and sustainer of all life. This theological truth calls believers to humility and reverence, recognizing that all human distinctions and roles are under God's providential care and purpose. Historically, this has been a cornerstone of Christian doctrine, affirming that all creation is subject to God's will and design.

(12) For as the woman is of the man.--An appeal to the original act of creation proves the truth of the previous statement of the interdependence of the sexes. If already (1Corinthians 11:7) the fact of woman's having been taken out of man was used as an argument to prove her subordination, there is now coupled with that fact of the origin of woman that other fact of the perpetual birth of man from woman, to show that there is a mutual relation. The first woman was made out of man; therefore woman is dependent on man. Every man has been born of a woman; therefore man is not independent of woman. In the Greek the word rendered "of" represents a finite act--the word rendered "by" a continued process.

But all things of God.--Thus, as usual, St. Paul completes the thought by tracing all up to God. The mediate processes of their origin may differ, but the source of their being is common--they, and all beings, and all things, and the sequence of all things come of God. (See 1Corinthians 8:6; Romans 11:36; 2Corinthians 5:18.)

Verse 12. - By the woman; that is, "born of a woman" (Job 14:1). But all things of God. And all things also "through him and to him," made by him, and tending to him as their end (Romans 11:56).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
For
γὰρ (gar)
Conjunction
Strong's 1063: For. A primary particle; properly, assigning a reason.

just as
ὥσπερ (hōsper)
Adverb
Strong's 5618: Just as, as, even as. From hos and per; just as, i.e. Exactly like.

woman
γυνὴ (gynē)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

[came] from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

man,
ἀνδρός (andros)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

so
οὕτως (houtōs)
Adverb
Strong's 3779: Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).

also
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

man
ἀνὴρ (anēr)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 435: A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.

[is] born of
διὰ (dia)
Preposition
Strong's 1223: A primary preposition denoting the channel of an act; through.

woman.
γυναικός (gynaikos)
Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular
Strong's 1135: A woman, wife, my lady. Probably from the base of ginomai; a woman; specially, a wife.

But
δὲ (de)
Conjunction
Strong's 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc.

everything
πάντα (panta)
Adjective - Nominative Neuter Plural
Strong's 3956: All, the whole, every kind of. Including all the forms of declension; apparently a primary word; all, any, every, the whole.

[comes] from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

God.
Θεοῦ (Theou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's 2316: A deity, especially the supreme Divinity; figuratively, a magistrate; by Hebraism, very.


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