What does 1 Corinthians 11:3 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God."
Verse 1 Corinthians 11:3. _THE HEAD OF EVERY MAN IS CHRIST_] The apostle is speaking particularly of Christianity and its ordinances: _Christ_ _is the Head_ or Author of this religion; and is the cre...
BUT I WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW - “I invite your attention particularly to the following considerations, in order to form a correct opinion on this subject.” Paul does not at once answer the inquiry, and de...
II. THE CHURCH, THE BODY OF CHRIST: CHAPTER S 11-14 1. Headship, and the Position of Woman. The Lord's Supper. CHAPTER 11. _ 1. The Headship of Christ and of the Man; Position of Woman. (1 Corinthi...
1 Corinthians 11:2. WOMEN MUST BE VEILED IN THE CHRISTIAN ASSEMBLIES. It is not clear whether this subject was discussed in the church letter. Paul begins, in a way that surprises us after his grave c...
THE LIMITS OF CHRISTIAN FREEDOM (1 Corinthians 10:23-33 ; 1 Corinthians 11:1) 11:1 All things are allowed to me, but all things are not good for me. All things are allowed, but all things do not buil...
WOULD. App-102. HAVE YOU. that you should. KNOW. App-132. Compare 1 Corinthians 10:1. In the rest of the verse are the Figures of speech _Anaphora_ and _Climax._ App-6. MAN. App-123. WOMAN. In thi...
The Conduct and Dress of Women at the Public Services of the Church 2. _Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things_ There is no contradiction between this verse and 1 Corinthians...
1 Corinthians 11:2-16. THE CONDUCT AND DRESS OF WOMEN AT THE PUBLIC SERVICES OF THE CHURCH...
_THE MATTER OF THE HEAD COVERING 1 CORINTHIANS 11:1-16:_ One issue that has been in the forefront of discussion from the late 20th century until now has been the role of women in society and in the ch...
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AND THE HEAD OF CHRIST IS GOD— When God is said to be _the head of Christ,_ it relates to office constitution; and we can no more infer thence, that they are not partakers of the same _divine nature,_...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _When praying or Prophesying_ (1-16) _Text_ 1 Corinthians 11:1-16 Be ye imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and h...
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. The Corinthian women, on the ground of the abolition of distinc...
32 It has been customary, in the study of "dispensational" truth, to divide the human race into "the Jew, the Gentile, and the church of God", and base the division on this passage. It is well, howeve...
11:3 man, (i-15) _ Aner_ . 'man' in contrast with 'woman.' see John 6:10 ....
DISORDERS IN WORSHIP _2-16. (c) The Veiling of Women in Church_ 2. Now I praise you] This v. introduces the two following sections. The Apostle begins by praising them, perhaps echoing words from th...
SERVANTS OF CHRIST 1 CORINTHIANS _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 11 V1 Imitate me, just as I imitate Christ. PROBLEMS ABOUT *WORSHIP 11:2-34 1. MEN AND WOMEN IN *WORSHIP 11:2-16 V2 I praise you because...
BUT I WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW. — After the general commendation in the previous verse, the reproof for neglecting, or desiring to neglect, his precepts in one particular case, is thus introduced. The subj...
CHAPTER 16 THE VEIL AT this point of the Epistle Paul passes from the topics regarding which the Corinthians had requested him to inform them, to make some remarks on the manner in which, as he had h...
§ 35. THE WOMAN'S VEIL. P. is glad to believe that the Church at Cor [1593] is loyal to his instructions (2); he interrupts his censures by a word of praise. This commendation, however, he proceeds to...
COVERING THE HEAD 1 Corinthians 11:2 No soul is complete in itself. The man is not complete apart from Christ, as the woman is not complete apart from man. As God is the head of the nature of Jesus...
Another Corinthian question concerned the position of woman and her true attitude in the exercise of divinely bestowed gifts. He declared that woman's true position is subservience to man. The nature...
God's Order of Authority Traditions can be those formed by men and handed down from generation to generation. However, when Paul spoke of them in 1 Corinthians 11:2, he was speaking of the doctrine p...
(2) But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the (a) head of Christ [is] God. (2) He sets down God, in Christ our mediator, as the...
The head of a woman is the man, &c. To have the head covered at public meetings, is, according to St. Paul, a mark of subjection: The man was created to be head over the woman, who was made subject to...
VII. THE DEMEANOUR OF WOMEN IN PUBLIC WORSHIP. CHAP. 11:2-16. The apostle has just treated a series of subjects belonging to the domain of the Church's moral life, especially in connection with Chris...
(1) Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. (2) Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. (3) But I would have you...
As usual, the introductory words (1 Corinthians 1:1-3) of the epistle give us no little intimation of that which is to follow. The apostle speaks of himself as such "called [to be] an apostle of Jesus...
3._But I would have you know _It is an old proverb: “Evil manners beget good laws.” (618) As the rite here treated of had not been previously called in question, Paul had given no enactment respecting...
Observe here the way in which the apostle grounded his replies with regard to details on the highest and fundamental principles. This is the manner of Christianity (compare Titus 2:10-14). He introduc...
BUT I WOULD HAVE YOU TO KNOW,.... Though they were mindful of him, and retained in memory many things he had declared among them, and kept the ordinances as delivered to them; yet there were some thin...
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman _is_ the man; and the head of Christ _is_ God. Ver. 3. _The head of the woman is man_] Were it not an ill si...
_Now I praise you, brethren_ That is, the greater part of you; _that you remember me_ That you bear in mind all my directions; _and keep the ordinances_ Observe the rules of public worship in most poi...
HEAD; rightful governor or ruler. THE HEAD OF CHRIST IS GOD; in the work of redemption, Christ, as Mediator, was subject to the Father, and acted in obedience to him. So Christians should be subject...
BUT I WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW THAT THE HEAD OF EVERY MAN IS CHRIST, AND THE HEAD OF THE WOMAN IS THE MAN, AND THE HEAD OF CHRIST IS GOD....
Chapter s 11 to 14 no longer consider the question of testimony or conduct as before the world, but rather the conduct, order, unity that is becoming in the Assembly, the body of Christ. Yet this is i...
BUT. WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW, THAT THE HEAD OF EVERY MAN IS CHRIST; AND THE HEAD OF THE WOMAN IS THE MAN; AND THE HEAD OF CHRIST IS GOD. 'But. would have you know' -'I want you to understand.'(NASV); 'B...
2-16 Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, ch. 1 Corinthians 11:1. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the...
The abuse which the apostle is reflecting upon in this and the following verses, is women's praying or prophesying with their heads uncovered, against which the apostle strongly argues. His argument s...
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. [Paul settles the humblest difficulties by appealing to the loftie...
Clement of Alexandria The Instructor Book III Whom does he bless? Not the woman decked out, but another's hair, and through them another head. And if "the man is head of the woman, and God of the man...
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THE STATUS OF MEN AND WOMEN IN MINISTRY WHEN PROPHESYING AND PRAYING IS TO BE EXPRESSED IN THE COVERING OR UNCOVERING OF THE HEAD (11:2-16). This question is of great importance in the church, becaus...
1 Corinthians 11:1. BE YE IMITATORS OF ME, AS I ALSO AM OF CHRIST. This verse manifestly belongs to the former chapter, from which it has been unhappily severed. Having just told them how he himself a...
BUT I WOULD HAVE YOU KNOW (θελω δε υμας ειδενα). But I wish you to know, censure in contrast to the praise in verse 1 Corinthians 11:2.THE HEAD OF CHRIST IS GOD (κεφαλη του Χριστου ο θεος). Rathe...
WOMAN Compare (Genesis 3:16). The woman's veil, or head-covering, is a symbol of this subordination....
CONTENTS: Christian order and the Lord's supper. Meaning of the Lord's table. CHARACTERS: God, Christ, Paul. CONCLUSION: The Lord's supper is a memorial of His finished atonement, a parable of His p...
1 Corinthians 11:2. _Keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you._ The apostle mentions these twice to the Thessalonians, and nearly in the same words. 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:6. W...
CHRIST IS SUPREME. He is the "one Lord" of created nature (1 Corinthians 8:6), therefore superior to every created thing, including the man (male). THE HUSBAND IS SUPREME. This is God's decree: _"And...
_But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of every woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God._ CHRIST OUR HEAD This important statement is the starting-poin...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2 Divisions over Corporate Worship. Paul addresses issues related to the Corinthians’ behavior in worship. ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img...
CHAPTER 11 SYNOPSIS OF THE CHAPTER The Apostle proceeds to deal with the third point put before him, that of the veiling of women; for the Corinthians had asked of S. Paul whether or no women ought...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ [1 Corinthians 11:1 belongs to chap. 10, where see. Evans (in _Speaker_), Stanley, and others divide this chapter at 1 Corinthians 11:16, not 1 Corinthians 11:17, making 1 Corinthian...
EXPOSITION 1 CORINTHIANS 11:1 FOLLOWERS OF ME; rather, _imitators of me; _follow herein my example, as I follow Christ's. What Christ's example was, in that he too "pleased not himself," he sets fo...
Shall we turn in our Bibles now to I Corinthians 11. Paul here in the first verse said, Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ (1 Corinthians 11:1). In the previous verse he spoke about...
1 Corinthians 15:27; 1 Corinthians 15:28; 1 Corinthians 3:23; 1 Peter 3:1; 1 Peter 3:5; 1 Peter 3:6; 1 Timothy 2:11; 1 Timothy 2:12; Colossians 1:18;...
I would have you know — He does not seem to have given them any order before concerning this. The head of every man — Particularly every believer. Is Christ, and the head of Christ is God — Christ, as...
Here our apostle answers the query, and resolves the case which the Corinthians had put to him, and laid before him, about church-order, and concerning the decent behaviour of men and women in church-...