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1 Corinthians 11:12

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For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.

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1 Corinthians 11:12 in other translations

For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of God.

1 Corinthians 11:12 · American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 11:12 in context

  1. 10For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
  2. 11Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.
  3. 12For as woman came from man, so a man also comes through a woman; but all things are from God.
  4. 13Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?
  5. 14Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?