Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible
1 Corinthians 11:15
But if a woman have, &c.— This should be read with an interrogation, connecting it with the former verse,—But that if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her?—For, &c.
But if a woman have, &c.— This should be read with an interrogation, connecting it with the former verse,—But that if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her?—For, &c.
1 CORINTHIANS 11:15 de,dotai @auvth|/# {C} The absence of auvth|/ in î46 D E F G Y and many other witnesses, as well as the variety of its position either before or after de,dotai, might lea...
Verse 1 Corinthians 11:15. _BUT IF A WOMAN HAVE LONG HAIR_] The Author of their being has given a larger proportion of hair to the head of women than to that of men; and to them it is an especial orna...
IT IS A GLORY UNTO HER - It is an ornament, and adorning. The same instinctive promptings of nature which make it proper for a man to wear short hair, make it proper that the woman should suffer hers...
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...
1 Corinthians 11:7. THE DESECRATION OF THE LORD'S SUPPER. Paul feels that in one respect he must restrict his praise. Their meetings damage rather than profit them. He cannot help believing part of wh...
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...
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...
HAIR. Greek. _kome._ Only here. IS. has been. FOR. instead of. App-104. COVERING. Greek. _peribolaion._ Only here and Hebrews 1:12 (vesture)....
_Judge in yourselves_ Return to the argument in 1 Corinthians 11:10. An appeal is now made to our natural feeling of what is proper and becoming. Man, as his sphere is the world, and as he is the high...
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...
_it is a glory to her_ The true glory of every creature of God is to fulfil the law of its being. Whatever helps woman to discharge the duties of modesty and submissiveness assigned to her by God is a...
ΔΌΞΑ. The true glory of every creature of God is to fulfil the law of its being. Whatever helps woman to discharge the duties of modesty and submissiveness assigned to her by God is a glory to her. Ἀ...
13–15. ἘΝ ὙΜΙ͂Ν ΑΥ̓ΤΟΙ͂Σ ΚΡΊΝΑΤΕ. _Fifth_ argument. An appeal is now made to our natural feeling of what is proper and becoming. Man, as his sphere is the world, and as he is the highest of God’s crea...
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...
ΔΌΞΑ (G1391) слава, то, что влечет за собой хвалу или честь (TLNT). ΑΎΤΗ _dat. sing. от_ ΑΎΤΌΣ (G846) сама (она); _dat._ преимущества. ΚΌΜΗ (G2864) длинные волосы, прическа, закрепленная с помощью л...
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...
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...
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. HER HAIR ... FOR A COVERING - her long hair shows she ought to cover her head as much as possible. Th...
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...
The argument is that God, by providing woman with a natural veil, has taught that she ought to cover her head before Him....
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...
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 IF A WOMAN HAVE LONG HAIR, IT IS A GLORY TO HER. — We should follow the suggestions of Nature. If a woman has naturally long hair, which is given to her as a covering for her head, the covering of...
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...
The question οὐδὲ ἡ φύσις αὐτὴ κ. τ. λ.; summons _personal instinct_ to the aid of social sentiment: “Does not even nature of herself teach you that, etc.?” For ἡ φύσις, see Romans 2:14; in this conne...
§ 36. MAN AND WOMAN IN THE LORD. The Ap. has insisted on the woman's retaining the veil in token of the Divine order pervading the universe, which Christ exhibits in His subordination to the Father. B...
UNITY AND ORDER IN PUBLIC ASSEMBLY 1 Corinthians 11:11 The _power_ on a woman's head in 1 Corinthians 11:10 probably refers to the veil or covering which the Grecian woman assumed at marriage as the...
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...
Long Hair Paul asked the brethren to use their own judgment to determine whether or not it was proper for a woman to pray with her head uncovered. As McGarvey wrote, "Instinct should teach us that the...
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for [her] hair is given her for a (e) covering. (e) To be a covering for her, and such a covering as should procure another....
1 Corinthians 11:13-16 . The apostle concludes by appealing to the natural impression which ought to follow from a particular feature in the physical conformation of the man and the woman. This last...
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...
1 Corinthians 11:12-19 . The idea of the whole passage is this: The denial of the resurrection of the dead draws with it that of Christ's resurrection, and thereby gives the lie to the apostolic test...
“Judge in yourselves: Is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 14. Doth not nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? 15. but if a woman have long hair,...
By giving to the woman a covering of hair, which envelopes her, in a manner, from head to foot, nature itself has shown that it is suitable to her to withdraw as much as possible from view, and to rem...
(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...
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 IF A WOMAN HAVE LONG HAIR,.... And wears it, without cutting it, as men do: IT IS A GLORY TO HER; it is comely and beautiful; it is agreeable to her sex, she looks like herself; it becomes and ad...
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for _her_ hair is given her for a covering. Ver. 15. _Her hair is given her_] Now it is a vile thing to go against nature. Cyprian and Austin say...
_Judge in yourselves_ For what need of more arguments in so plain a case? _Is it comely_ Decent, suitable to female modesty; _that a woman pray unto God_ The Most High, with that bold and undaunted ai...
A COVERING; in the sense already explained, a token of her subjection to man. As God has made a distinction between men and women, nature and common-sense teach that in their appearance it should be d...
The natural sense of propriety supports the apostle:...
BUT IF A WOMAN HAVE LONG HAIR, IT IS A GLORY TO HER; FOR HER HAIR IS GIVEN HER FOR A COVERING....
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...
COVERING: Or, veil...
BUT IF. WOMAN HAVE LONG HAIR, IT IS. GLORY TO HER: FOR HER HAIR IS GIVEN HER FOR. COVERING. 'it is. glory to her' -'that is her pride.' (Nor); 'It gives her that womanly distinction.' (Lenski p. 449...
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...
BUT, he saith, IF A WOMAN HAVE LONG HAIR, IT IS A GLORY TO HER. Long hair is comely for the woman, and accounted to her for a beauty or ornament, for God hath GIVEN HER HER HAIR FOR A COVERING. There...
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. [Instinct should teach us that the head of a woman is more properly covered than that of a man, for natur...
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'Judge you in yourselves. Is it seemly that a woman pray to God unveiled? Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonour to him? But if a woman have long hair,...
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 11:15. BUT IF A WOMAN HAVE long hair, IT IS A GLORY TO HER: for, etc. After laying down the _principle_ that should guide each sex in such matters, he now appeals to their own sense of d...
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...
HAVE LONG HAIR (κομα). Present active subjunctive of κομαω (from κομη, hair), old verb, same contraction (-αηι=α) as the indicative (αε = α), but subjunctive here with εαν in third class condition....
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...
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
BUT IS A WOMAN'S PRIDE. This is in contrast to what he says in 1 Corinthians 11:14. While long hair would disgrace a man, it is a source of pride to a woman. AS A COVERING. To identify her as a woman...
_Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman._ SANCTIFIED MARRIAGE IMPLIES I. Equal privilege in Christ. 1. Alike redeemed. 2. In Him there is neither male nor female. II. Equal subjection...
_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...
1 CORINTHIANS—NOTE ON 1 CORINTHIANS 11:2 Divisions over Corporate Worship. Paul addresses issues related to the Corinthians’ behavior in worship....
_But if a woman have long hair it is a glory to her_. To let the hair grow long is contrary to what becomes man, is the mark of a weak and effeminate mind, unless it is done because of ill-health or i...
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...
_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
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...
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...
1 Corinthians 11:15...
Given her — Originally, before the arts of dress were in being....