1 Corinthians 11:8 Meaning and Explanation
“For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.”
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Read Full Chapter →Paul recalls that the first woman was taken from the man.
What Does 1 Corinthians 11:8 Mean?
This brief verse continues Paul's appeal to the opening chapters of Genesis. He notes the order of the first creation: the woman was formed from the man, drawn from his side. It is offered as the reason behind the honor he has just described.
Yet Paul will quickly balance this in the verses that follow, lest anyone hear it as a ranking of worth. The origin of woman from man speaks of nearness and kinship, of one flesh, not of distance. They belong to each other from the very beginning. What God joins at the root, He means to hold together; this is a statement about union, not about who matters more.
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What does 1 Corinthians 11:8 mean?
Paul recalls that the first woman was taken from the man.