collapse all  

Text -- 1 Corinthians 11:7 (NET)

Strongs On/Off
Context
11:7 For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.
Parallel   Cross Reference (TSK)   ITL  

Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics

Dictionary Themes and Topics: Women | Wife | VEIL (1) | Mankind | LOGOS | IMAGE | GOD, IMAGE OF | Family | ESCHATOLOGY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT, VI-X | Covering the Head | Corinth | CORINTHIANS, FIRST EPISTLE TO THE | BEARD | ANTHROPOLOGY | more
Table of Contents

Word/Phrase Notes
Robertson , Vincent , Wesley , JFB , Clarke , Calvin , Defender , TSK

Word/Phrase Notes
Barnes , Poole , Gill

Verse Notes / Footnotes
, Geneva Bible

Verse Range Notes
TSK Synopsis , MHCC , Matthew Henry , Barclay , Constable , College , McGarvey , Lapide

collapse all
Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per phrase)

Robertson: 1Co 11:7 - -- The image and glory of God ( eikōn kai doxa theou ). Anarthrous substantives, but definite. Reference to Gen 1:27 whereby man is made directly in t...

The image and glory of God ( eikōn kai doxa theou ).

Anarthrous substantives, but definite. Reference to Gen 1:27 whereby man is made directly in the image (eikōn ) of God. It is the moral likeness of God, not any bodily resemblance. Ellicott notes that man is the glory (doxa ) of God as the crown of creation and as endowed with sovereignty like God himself.

Robertson: 1Co 11:7 - -- The glory of the man ( doxa andros ). Anarthrous also, man’ s glory. In Genesis 2:26 the lxx has anthrōpos (Greek word for both male and fem...

The glory of the man ( doxa andros ).

Anarthrous also, man’ s glory. In Genesis 2:26 the lxx has anthrōpos (Greek word for both male and female), not anēr (male) as here. But the woman (gunē ) was formed from the man (anēr ) and this priority of the male (1Co 11:8) gives a certain superiority to the male. On the other hand, it is equally logical to argue that woman is the crown and climax of all creation, being the last.

Vincent: 1Co 11:7 - -- Image and glory ( εἰκὼν καὶ δόξα ) For image , see on Rev 13:14. Man represents God's authority by his position as the ruler...

Image and glory ( εἰκὼν καὶ δόξα )

For image , see on Rev 13:14. Man represents God's authority by his position as the ruler of the woman. In the case of the woman, the word image is omitted, although she, like the man, is the image of God. Paul is expounding the relation of the woman, not to God, but to man.

Wesley: 1Co 11:7 - -- In the dominion he bears over the creation, representing the supreme dominion of God, which is his glory. But the woman is only matter of glory to the...

In the dominion he bears over the creation, representing the supreme dominion of God, which is his glory. But the woman is only matter of glory to the man, who has a becoming dominion over her. Therefore she ought not to appear, but with her head veiled, as a tacit acknowledgment of it.

JFB: 1Co 11:7-9 - -- Argument, also, from man's more immediate relation to God, and the woman's to man.

Argument, also, from man's more immediate relation to God, and the woman's to man.

JFB: 1Co 11:7-9 - -- Being created in God's "image," first and directly: the woman, subsequently, and indirectly, through the mediation of man. Man is the representative o...

Being created in God's "image," first and directly: the woman, subsequently, and indirectly, through the mediation of man. Man is the representative of God's "glory" this ideal of man being realized most fully in the Son of man (Psa 8:4-5; compare 2Co 8:23). Man is declared in Scripture to be both the "image," and in the "likeness," of God (compare Jam 3:9). But "image" alone is applied to the Son of God (Col 1:15; compare Heb 1:3). "Express image," Greek, "the impress." The Divine Son is not merely "like" God, He is God of God, "being of one substance (essence) with the Father." [Nicene Creed].

JFB: 1Co 11:7-9 - -- He does not say, also, "the image of the man." For the sexes differ: moreover, the woman is created in the image of God, as well as the man (Gen 1:26-...

He does not say, also, "the image of the man." For the sexes differ: moreover, the woman is created in the image of God, as well as the man (Gen 1:26-27). But as the moon in relation to the sun (Gen 37:9), so woman shines not so much with light direct from God, as with light derived from man, that is, in her order in creation; not that she does not in grace come individually into direct communion with God; but even here much of her knowledge is mediately given her through man, on whom she is naturally dependent.

Clarke: 1Co 11:7 - -- A man indeed ought not to cover his head - He should not wear his cap or turban in the public congregation, for this was a badge of servitude, or an...

A man indeed ought not to cover his head - He should not wear his cap or turban in the public congregation, for this was a badge of servitude, or an indication that he had a conscience overwhelmed with guilt; and besides, it was contrary to the custom that prevailed, both among the Greeks and Romans

Clarke: 1Co 11:7 - -- He is the image and glory of God - He is God’ s vicegerent in this lower world; and, by the authority which he has received from his Master, he...

He is the image and glory of God - He is God’ s vicegerent in this lower world; and, by the authority which he has received from his Master, he is his representative among the creatures, and exhibits, more than any other part of the creation, the glory and perfections of the Creator

Clarke: 1Co 11:7 - -- But the woman is the glory of the man - As the man is, among the creatures, the representative of the glory and perfections of God, so that the fear...

But the woman is the glory of the man - As the man is, among the creatures, the representative of the glory and perfections of God, so that the fear of him and the dread of him are on every beast of the field, etc.; so the woman is, in the house and family, the representative of the power and authority of the man. I believe this to be the meaning of the apostle; and that he is speaking here principally concerning power and authority, and skill to use them. It is certainly not the moral image of God, nor his celestial glory, of which he speaks in this verse.

Calvin: 1Co 11:7 - -- 7.The man ought not to cover his head, because he is the image The same question may now be proposed respecting the image, as formerly respecting th...

7.The man ought not to cover his head, because he is the image The same question may now be proposed respecting the image, as formerly respecting the head. For both sexes were created in the image of God, and Paul exhorts women no less than men to be formed anew, according to that image. The image, however, of which he is now speaking, relates to the order of marriage, and hence it belongs to the present life, and is not connected with conscience. The simple solution is this — that he does not treat here of innocence and holiness, which are equally becoming in men and women, but of the distinction, which God has conferred upon the man, so as to have superiority over the woman. In this superior order of dignity the glory of God is seen, as it shines forth in every kind of superiority.

The woman is the glory of the man There is no doubt that the woman is a distinguished ornament of the man; for it is a great honor that God has appointed her to the man as the partner of his life, and a helper to him, 626 and has made her subject to him as the body is to the head. For what Solomon affirms as to a careful wife — that she is a crown to her husband, (Pro 12:4,) is true of the whole sex, if we look to the appointment of God, which Paul here commends, showing that the woman was created for this purpose — that she might be a distinguished ornament of the man.

Defender: 1Co 11:7 - -- This section (1Co 11:2-16) has to do with church order as an extension of the divine order in the basic institution of the family. Women, in keeping w...

This section (1Co 11:2-16) has to do with church order as an extension of the divine order in the basic institution of the family. Women, in keeping with their divinely established subordinate role (subordinate in role, not in importance or essence), appropriately should indicate this by a covering on their heads - the most suitable covering being long hair (1Co 11:15). An additional shawl, hat or other covering, while appropriate, is not necessary. Men, however, in their leadership role, are to leave their heads uncovered in the church (short hair, no hat), as symbolic of their direct openness to their own head, which is Christ. Both men and women are created in God's image (Gen 1:27), but that image is especially transmitted, as it were, from father to son (Gen 5:3). The woman shares the divine image in her father and in her husband, as reflected from the formation of the body of the first woman from that of the first man."

TSK: 1Co 11:7 - -- he is : Gen 1:26, Gen 1:27, Gen 5:1, Gen 9:6; Psa 8:6; Jam 3:9 but : 1Co 11:3; Gen 3:16

collapse all
Commentary -- Word/Phrase Notes (per Verse)

Barnes: 1Co 11:7 - -- For a man indeed ought not to cover his head - That is, with a veil; or in public worship; when he approaches God, or when in His name he addre...

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head - That is, with a veil; or in public worship; when he approaches God, or when in His name he addresses his fellow man. It is not fit and proper that he should be covered. The reason why it is not proper, the apostle immediately states.

Forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God - The phrase "the image of God"refers to the fact that man was made in the likeness of his Maker Gen 1:27; and proves that, though fallen, there is a sense in which he is still the image of God. It is not because man is truly or pure, and thus resembles his Creator; but it evidently is because he was invested by his Maker with authority and dominion; he was superior to all other creatures; Gen 1:28. This is still retained; and this the apostle evidently refers to in the passage before us, and this he says should be recognized and regarded. If he wore a veil or turban, it would be a mark of servitude or inferiority. It was therefore improper that he should appear in this manner; but he should he so clad as not to obscure or hide the great truth that he was the direct representative of God on the earth, and had a superiority to all other creatures.

And glory of God - The word "glory"in the classic writers means:

(1)    Opinion, sentiment, etc.;

(2)\caps1     f\caps0 ame, reputation.

Here it means, as it often does, splendor, brightness, or that which stands forth to "represent"God, or by which the glory of God is known. Man was created first; he had dominion given him; by him, therefore, the divine authority and wisdom first shone forth; and this fact should be recognized in the due subordination of rank, and even in the apparel and attire which shall be worn. The impression of his rank and superiority should be everywhere retained.

But the woman is the glory of the man - The honor, the ornament, etc. She was made for him; she was made after he was; she was taken from him, and was "bone of his bone, and flesh of his flesh."All her comeliness, loveliness, and purity are therefore an expression of his honor and dignity, since all that comeliness and loveliness were made of him and for him. This, therefore, ought to be acknowledged by a suitable manner of attire; and in his presence this sense of her inferiority of rank and subordination should be acknowledged by the customary use of the veil. She should appear with the symbol of modesty and subjection, which are implied by the head being covered This sense is distinctly expressed in the following verse.

Poole: 1Co 11:7 - -- For a man indeed ought not to cover his head covering the head being in those countries a token of subjection, a man ought to uphold the power, pre-e...

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head covering the head being in those countries a token of subjection, a man ought to uphold the power, pre-eminence, and authority with which God hath invested him, and not to cover his head, further than it is naturally covered with hair.

Forasmuch as he is the image and glory, of God because he hath a peculiar cause of glorying in God, as he to whom alone he is subject, and therefore ought by no habits or postures to show himself in subjection to others: or because God glorieth in him, as a most excellent piece of his workmanship: God is represented in man. Paul useth to call that one’ s glory wherein he glorieth, 2Co 1:12,14 1Th 2:20 . So David ealleth God his glory and Solomon tells us, Pro 17:6 , that the glory of children are their fathers. So as the apostle here useth a double argument for the man’ s not covering of his head:

1. Because the man is immediately subject to God, and therefore ought not by any habits, or civil rites, to show his natural subjection to men, that are not by nature his superiors (for we must not think, that the apostle by this argument forbiddeth subjection to natural, economical, or political superiors).

2. Because God glorieth in man.

But the woman is the glory of the man created for the honour of the man, and for his help and assistance, and originally made out of man, so as man may glory of her, as Adam did of Eve, Gen 2:23 ,

This is now bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh The glory of God ought to be revealed and uncovered, manifested to all: the glory of the man ought to be hidden and concealed.

Gill: 1Co 11:7 - -- For a man indeed ought not to cover his head,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "whilst he prays"; which is a proper interpretation of the words, though ...

For a man indeed ought not to cover his head,.... The Ethiopic version adds, "whilst he prays"; which is a proper interpretation of the words, though a wrong version; for the apostle's meaning is not, that a man should not have his head covered at any time, but whilst he is in public worship, praying, prophesying, or singing of psalms: the reason is,

forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God. The apostle speaks of man here as in his first creation, in his state of innocence before his fall; but now he has sinned and defaced this image, and come short of this glory; which lay partly in his body being made after the exemplar of the body of Christ, the idea of which God had in his eternal mind, and according to which he shaped the body of Adam: and partly in his soul, in that righteousness and holiness, wisdom and knowledge, and all other excellent gifts in which it was formed. So the Jews b say, the understanding is כבוד השם "the glory of God". And it chiefly lay in the power and dominion he had over all the creatures, and even over the woman when made; at least this is principally respected here, in which there is such a shine and representation of the glory and majesty, power and dominion of God; and therefore man ought to worship him with his head uncovered, where this image and glory of God is most illustriously displayed: not but that the woman, is the image and glory of God also, and was made as man, after his image and likeness, with respect to internal qualities, as righteousness, holiness, knowledge, &c. and with regard to her power over the other creatures, though in subjection to man; but yet man was first originally and immediately the image and glory of God, the woman only secondarily and mediately through man. The man is more perfectly and conspicuously the image and glory of God, on account of his more extensive dominion and authority:

but the woman is the glory of the man; being made out of him, and for his help and assistance, and to be a crown of honour and glory to him. The apostle speaks the sense, and in the language of the Jews. The words in Isa 44:13. "After the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man", are by the Targum rendered, "after the likeness of a man, after the glory of a woman"; and the note of a famous c interpreter of theirs upon the last clause is, "this is the woman", שהיא תפארת בעלה "who is the glory of her husband"; but why is she to be covered for this reason, when the man is to be uncovered? it is to be observed, that it is in the presence and worship of God that the one is to be uncovered, and the other covered; the one being the glory of God, and therefore to be uncovered before him; and the other the glory of man, and therefore to be covered before God; and especially, since being first in the transgression, she who is man's glory has been the means of his shame and disgrace. The Jews seem to make this the reason of the difference; they ask d,

"why does a man go out with his head uncovered, and a woman with her head covered? it is answered, it is like to one that has committed a sin, and he is ashamed of the children of men, therefore she goes וראשה מכוסה, "with her head covered".''

expand all
Commentary -- Verse Notes / Footnotes

Geneva Bible: 1Co 11:7 ( 6 ) For a man indeed ought not to cover [his] head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. ( 6 ) The...

expand all
Commentary -- Verse Range Notes

TSK Synopsis: 1Co 11:1-34 - --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 gener...

MHCC: 1Co 11:2-16 - --Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, 1 Corinthians 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuse...

Matthew Henry: 1Co 11:1-16 - -- Paul, having answered the cases put to him, proceeds in this chapter to the redress of grievances. The first verse of the chapter is put, by those w...

Barclay: 1Co 11:2-16 - --This is one of these passages which have a purely local and temporary significance; they look at first sight as if they had only an antiquarian inter...

Constable: 1Co 7:1--16:13 - --III. Questions asked of Paul 7:1--16:12 The remainder of the body of this epistle deals with questions the Corin...

Constable: 1Co 11:2-16 - --C. Propriety in worship 11:2-16 This section and the next (11:17-34) deal with subjects different from m...

Constable: 1Co 11:7-12 - --2. The argument from creation 11:7-12 Paul proceeded with a second supporting argument to correct the Corinthians' perversion regarding women's head c...

College: 1Co 11:1-34 - --1 CORINTHIANS 11 VI. LITURGICAL ABERRATIONS (11:2-34) A few comments about the literary structure and themes of this new section of 1 Corinthians ar...

McGarvey: 1Co 11:7 - --For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God [Man has no created superior (Gen 1:27 ; Psa 8:6), a...

Lapide: 1Co 11:1-34 - --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 Corinthia...

expand all
Introduction / Outline

Robertson: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) First Corinthians From Ephesus a.d. 54 Or 55 By Way of Introduction It would be a hard-boiled critic today who would dare deny the genuineness o...

JFB: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) The AUTHENTICITY of this Epistle is attested by CLEMENT OF ROME [First Epistle to the Corinthians, 47], POLYCARP [Epistle to the Philippians, 11], and...

JFB: 1 Corinthians (Outline) THE INSCRIPTION; THANKSGIVING FOR THE SPIRITUAL STATE OF THE CORINTHIAN CHURCH; REPROOF OF PARTY DIVISIONS: HIS OWN METHOD OF PREACHING ONLY CHRIST. ...

TSK: 1 Corinthians 11 (Chapter Introduction) Overview 1Co 11:1, He reproves them, because in holy assemblies, 1Co 11:4, their men prayed with their heads covered, 1Co 11:6, and women with the...

Poole: 1 Corinthians 11 (Chapter Introduction) CORINTHAINS CHAPTER 11

MHCC: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) The Corinthian church contained some Jews, but more Gentiles, and the apostle had to contend with the superstition of the one, and the sinful conduct ...

MHCC: 1 Corinthians 11 (Chapter Introduction) (1Co 11:1) The apostle, after an exhortation to follow him. (1Co 11:2-16) Corrects some abuses. (1Co 11:17-22) Also contentions, divisions, and diso...

Matthew Henry: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) An Exposition, with Practical Observations, of The First Epistle of St. Paul to the Corinthians Corinth was a principal city of Greece, in that partic...

Matthew Henry: 1 Corinthians 11 (Chapter Introduction) In this chapter the apostle blames, and endeavours to rectify, some great indecencies and manifest disorders in the church of Corinth; as, I. The ...

Barclay: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) A GENERAL INTRODUCTION TO THE LETTERS OF PAUL The Letters Of Paul There is no more interesting body of documents in the New Testament than the letter...

Barclay: 1 Corinthians 11 (Chapter Introduction) The Necessary Modesty (1Co_11:2-16) The Wrong Kind Of Feast (1Co_11:17-22) The Lord's Supper (1Co_11:23-34)

Constable: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) Introduction Historical Background Corinth had a long history stretching back into the...

Constable: 1 Corinthians (Outline) Outline I. Introduction 1:1-9 A. Salutation 1:1-3 B. Thanksgiving 1:4-9 ...

Constable: 1 Corinthians 1 Corinthians Bibliography Adams, Jay. Marriage, Divorce and Remarriage in the Bible. Phillipsburg, N.J.: Presb...

Haydock: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) THE FIRST EPISTLE OF ST. PAUL, THE APOSTLE, TO THE CORINTHIANS. INTRODUCTION. Corinth was the capital of Achaia, a very rich and populous city...

Gill: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS This was not the first epistle that was written by the apostle to the Corinthians, for we read in this of his having ...

Gill: 1 Corinthians 11 (Chapter Introduction) INTRODUCTION TO 1 CORINTHIANS 11 In this chapter the apostle blames both men and women for their indecent appearance in public worship, and admonis...

College: 1 Corinthians (Book Introduction) FOREWORD Since the past few decades have seen an explosion in the number of books, articles, and commentaries on First Corinthians, a brief word to t...

College: 1 Corinthians (Outline) OUTLINE I. INTRODUCTION - 1:1-9 A. Salutation - 1:1-3 B. Thanksgiving - 1:4-9 II. DISUNITY AND COMMUNITY FRAGMENTATION - 1:10-4:21 A. ...

Advanced Commentary (Dictionaries, Hymns, Arts, Sermon Illustration, Question and Answers, etc)


TIP #24: Use the Study Dictionary to learn and to research all aspects of 20,000+ terms/words. [ALL]
created in 0.09 seconds
powered by
bible.org - YLSA