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Verse 1 Corinthians 11:5. _BUT EVERY WOMAN THAT PRAYETH_, c.]
Whatever may be the meaning of _praying_ and _prophesying_, in respect
to the _man_, they have precisely the same meaning in respect to t...
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BUT EVERY WOMAN THAT PRAYETH OR PROPHESIETH - In the Old Testament
prophetesses are not unfrequently mentioned. Thus, Miriam is mentioned
Exodus 15:20; Deborah Judges 4:4; Huldah 2 Kings 22:14; Noadia...
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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...
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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...
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I praise you because you remember me in all things and because you
hold fast to the traditions as I handed them down to you. But I want
you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and that the m...
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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...
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UNCOVERED. unveiled. Greek. _akatakaluptos._ Only here and 1
Corinthians 11:13.
EVEN ALL, &C. = one and the same with. shaven (one). If she discards
the covering which is the symbol of her position,...
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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...
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_But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth_ This refers, of course,
to the public assemblies of the Church, where the woman appears, not
in her individual character, but as the member of a community...
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ΠΑ͂ΣΑ ΔῈ ΓΥΝΉ. This refers, of course, to the public
assemblies of the Church, where the woman appears, not in her
individual character, but as the member of a community. She must
therefore perform he...
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1 Corinthians 11:2-16. THE CONDUCT AND DRESS OF WOMEN AT THE PUBLIC
SERVICES OF THE CHURCH...
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_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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ΠΡΟΣΕΥΧΟΜΈΝΗPRAES. _med. (dep.) part. (adj.) от_
ΠΡΟΣΕΎΧΟΜΑΙ (G4331) молиться,
ΆΚΑΤΑΚΑΛΎΠΤΩ _dat. sing. от_ ΆΚΑΤΑΚΆΛΥΠΤΟΣ
(G177) непокрытый. Если иудейская
женщина появлялась вне дома с
непокрытой го...
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BUT EVERY WOMAN THAT PRAYETH OR PROPHESIETH— Because they who gave
thanks, and praised the Lord with musical instruments, are said, 1
Chronicles 25:1 to _prophesy with harps,_ &c.; and because the pri...
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BUTLER'S COMMENTS
SECTION 2
Order, a Requirement for Godly Worship (1 Corinthians 11:3-16)
3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ,
the head of a woman is her husband, and...
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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...
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But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered
dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
WOMAN THAT PRAYETH OR PROPHESIETH. This instance of women...
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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...
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DISHONOURETH HER HEAD] through not wearing the symbol of dependence.
AS IF SHE WERE SHAVEN] i.e. it is as shameful as if her hair were cut
off....
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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 the...
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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...
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BUT EVERY WOMAN THAT PRAYETH... From the hypothetical case of the man
praying or preaching with covered head (which was mentioned first for
the sake of introducing the antithesis), the Apostle comes n...
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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...
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1 Corinthians 11:4-5 : the high doctrine just asserted applied to the
matter of feminine attire. Since man _qua_ man has no head but Christ,
before whom they worship in common, while woman has man to...
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§ 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...
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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 o...
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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...
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Signs of Subjection
Covering the head, in the Corinth of Paul's day, showed that a man was
in subjection to someone. In worship, Paul said, a man's head should
be uncovered, since he would have been i...
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(4) But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with [her] head
uncovered dishonoureth her head: (5) for that is even all one as if
she were shaven.
(4) And in like manner he concludes that women who...
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But precisely because the woman is in a position contrasted with that
of the man, in so far as she has _here below_ a visible head, she
would dishonour this head by affecting a costume which would be...
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“Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered,
dishonoureth his head. 5. But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth
with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all
on...
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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
Christ...
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(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...
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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...
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5._Every woman praying or prophesying _Here we have the _second
_proposition — that women ought _to have their heads covered _when
they _pray _or _prophesy_; otherwise they _dishonor their head _For a...
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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...
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BUT EVERY WOMAN THAT PRAYETH OR PROPHESIETH,.... Not that a woman was
allowed to pray publicly in the congregation, and much less to preach
or explain the word, for these things were not permitted the...
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But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with _her_ head uncovered
dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
Ver. 5. _Praying or prophesying_] That is, joining with th...
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_Every man_, &c. Now upon this principle, with a reference to the
usages that prevail at this time with you at Corinth, I may properly
observe: _Every man praying or prophesying_ By an immediate influ...
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DISHONORETH HER HEAD; her husband, by appearing as if she were not in
subjection to the man.
THAT IS EVEN ALL ONE AS IF SHE WERE SHAVEN; it has the same
significance, and therefore puts the same dish...
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The woman's veil:...
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BUT EVERY WOMAN THAT PRAYETH OR PROPHESIES WITH HER HEAD UNCOVERED
DISHONORS HER HEAD; FOR THAT IS EVEN ALL ONE AS IF SHE WERE SHAVEN....
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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...
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BUT EVERY WOMAN PRAYING OR PROPHESYING WITH HER HEAD UNVEILED
DISHONORETH HER HEAD; FOR IT IS ONE AND THE SAME THING AS IF SHE WERE
SHAVEN.
'praying or prophesying' -the hot question is "where"? If...
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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...
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BUT EVERY WOMAN THAT PRAYETH OR PROPHESIETH: though the woman be
forbidden _to teach, _ and commanded _to be in silence, _ 1 TIMOTHY
2:12; yet that text must be understood of ordinary women, and in
or...
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But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled
dishonoreth her head [Corinth was made up of Greeks, Romans and Jews,
and all these three elements of her population were found in the
chu...
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1 Corinthians 11:5 But G1161 every G3956 woman G1135 prays G4336
(G5740) or G2228 prophesies G4395 (G5723
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'Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered (literally
'having a hanging down from the head'), dishonours his head. But every
woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishono...
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APPROACH TO WORSHIP (11:2-14:40).
We now move on to a section which deals with the Christian approach to
worship in the light of the particular problems of the Corinthian
church. Chapter 11 covers the...
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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, because...
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After the severe censures with which the preceding chapter closes, the
apostle seems glad to resume here that quiet tone in which he is most
at home with his spiritual children. In fact, on the presen...
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1 Corinthians 11:5. BUT EVERY WOMAN PRAYING OR PROPHESYING WITH HER
HEAD UNVEILED DISHONOURETH HER HEAD. A number of critics take the word
“head” in these two verses figuratively, as if the meaning we...
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WITH HER HEAD UNVEILED
(ακατακαλυπτω τη κεφαλη). Associative instrumental
case of manner and the predicative adjective (compound adjective and
feminine form same as masculine), "with the head unveil...
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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 pr...
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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
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AND ANY WOMAN. Paul does not forbid their praying or speaking in
public worship, but he does say they disgrace their husbands by doing
it unveiled, when they live in Corinth. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE.
E...
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_Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered dishonoureth
his head._
DECORUM IN THE HOUSE OF GOD
1. It is possible to dishonour Christ in our holiest services.
2. It is not enough to pra...
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_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-point...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:5 HEAD UNCOVERED. In Corinth,
a married woman who uncovered her head in public would have brought
shame to her husband. The action may have suggested sexual
avai...
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1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2 Divisions over Corporate
Worship. Paul addresses issues related to the Corinthians’ behavior
in worship....
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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 t...
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_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, maki
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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 for...
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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 h...
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Acts 2:17; Acts 21:9; Deuteronomy 21:12; Luke 2:36...
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Her head uncovered. Rev., unveiled. The Greek women rarely appeared in
public, but lived in strict seclusion. Unmarried women never quitted
their apartments, except on occasions of festal processions,...
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But every woman — Who, under an immediate impulse of the Spirit,
(for then only was a woman suffered to speak in the church,) prays or
prophesies without a veil on her face, as it were disclaims
subje...
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Should women wear veils when they pray?
PROBLEM: Paul insisted here that “every woman who prays or
prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head” (v. 5). Does
this mean that women should wear...