1 Corinthians 11:11

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
But in the Lord the woman needs the man, and the man needs the woman.

Revised Standard Version
(Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman;

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Neverthelesse nether is the ma with oute the woma nether the woma with out the man in the lorde.

Hebrew Names Version
Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.

International Standard Version
In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man of woman.Galatians 3:28;">[xr]

New American Standard Bible
However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

New Century Version
But in the Lord women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women.

Update Bible Version
Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.

Webster's Bible Translation
Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man in the Lord.

English Standard Version
Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman;

World English Bible
Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord.

Weymouth's New Testament
Yet, in the Lord, woman is not independent of man nor man independent of woman.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Netheles nether the man is with outen womman, nether the womman is with oute man, in the Lord.

English Revised Version
Howbeit neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.

Berean Standard Bible
In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

Contemporary English Version
As far as the Lord is concerned, men and women need each other.

Amplified Bible
Nevertheless, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

American Standard Version
Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.

Bible in Basic English
But the woman is not separate from the man, and the man is not separate from the woman in the Lord.

Complete Jewish Bible
Nevertheless, in union with the Lord neither is woman independent of man nor is man independent of woman;

Darby Translation
However, neither [is] woman without man, nor man without woman, in [the] Lord.

Etheridge Translation
Nevertheless man is not without woman, neither is woman without man, in our Lord.

Murdock Translation
Nevertheless, the man is not without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in our Lord.

King James Version (1611)
Neuerthelesse, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man in the Lord.

New Living Translation
But among the Lord's people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women.

New Life Bible
In God's plan women need men and men need women.

New Revised Standard
Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man or man independent of woman.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Neuertheles, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man in the Lord.

George Lamsa Translation
Nevertheless, in our LORD, there is no preference between man and woman, neither between woman and man.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Howbeit, neither is woman apart from man, nor man apart from woman - in the Lord;

Douay-Rheims Bible
But yet neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
Neuerthelesse, neither is the man without the woman, neither ye woman without the man, in the Lorde.

Good News Translation
In our life in the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

Christian Standard Bible®
In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, and man is not independent of woman.

King James Version
Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

Lexham English Bible
Nevertheless, neither is woman anything apart from man, nor is man anything apart from woman in the Lord.

Literal Translation
However, man is not apart from woman, nor woman apart from man, in the Lord.

Young's Literal Translation
but neither [is] a man apart from a woman, nor a woman apart from a man, in the Lord,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Neuertheles nether is the man without ye woman, nether the woman without the ma in the LORDE.

Mace New Testament (1729)
however, the man and the woman are equal with respect to the Lord.

New English Translation
In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

New King James Version
Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.

Simplified Cowboy Version
But we are all working the same pastures together. Men ain't better than women and women ain't better than men.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
However, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

Legacy Standard Bible
Nevertheless, in the Lord, neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

Contextual Overview

¹It pleases me that you continue to remember and honor me by keeping up the traditions of the faith I taught you. All actual authority stems from Christ. ³In a marriage relationship, there is authority from Christ to husband, and from husband to wife. The authority of Christ is the authority of God. Any man who speaks with God or about God in a way that shows a lack of respect for the authority of Christ, dishonors Christ. In the same way, a wife who speaks with God in a way that shows a lack of respect for the authority of her husband, dishonors her husband. Worse, she dishonors herself—an ugly sight, like a woman with her head shaved. This is basically the origin of these customs we have of women wearing head coverings in worship, while men take their hats off. By these symbolic acts, men and women, who far too often butt heads with each other, submit their "heads" to the Head: God. ¹⁰Don't, by the way, read too much into the differences here between men and women. Neither man nor woman can go it alone or claim priority. Man was created first, as a beautiful shining reflection of God—that is true. But the head on a woman's body clearly outshines in beauty the head of her "head," her husband. The first woman came from man, true—but ever since then, every man comes from a woman! And since virtually everything comes from God anyway, let's quit going through these "who's first" routines. ¹³Don't you agree there is something naturally powerful in the symbolism—a woman, her beautiful hair reminiscent of angels, praying in adoration; a man, his head bared in reverence, praying in submission? I hope you're not going to be argumentative about this. All God's churches see it this way; I don't want you standing out as an exception.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

1 Corinthians 7:10-14, 1 Corinthians 12:12-22, Galatians 3:28

Reciprocal: Proverbs 12:4 - virtuous Acts 5:14 - multitudes Acts 8:12 - both 1 Peter 5:3 - but

Cross-References

Genesis 11:3
They said to one another, "Come, let's make bricks and fire them well." They used brick for stone and tar for mortar.

Genesis 11:4
Then they said, "Come, let's build ourselves a city and a tower that reaches Heaven. Let's make ourselves famous so we won't be scattered here and there across the Earth."

Genesis 11:32
Terah lived 205 years. He died in Haran.

Psalms 144:12
Make our sons in their prime like sturdy oak trees, Our daughters as shapely and bright as fields of wildflowers. Fill our barns with great harvest, fill our fields with huge flocks; Protect us from invasion and exile— eliminate the crime in our streets.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman,.... This is said, partly to repress the pride and insolence of man, that he might not be too much elated with himself, and his superiority over the woman, and look with any degree of disdain and contempt upon her, and treat her with indifference and neglect; and partly to comfort the woman, that she might not be dejected with the condition and circumstances in which she was, since the one is not without the other; nor can they be so truly comfortable and happy, as not the man without the woman, who was made for an help meet for him,

so neither the woman without the man in the Lord. The phrase "in the Lord" is added, to show that it is the will of God, and according to his ordination and appointment, that the one should not be without the other; or it may design that lawful conjunction and copulation, of one man and one woman together, according to the will of the Lord, which distinguishes it from all other impure mixtures and copulations. The Arabic version reads it, "in the religion of the Lord"; and the sense is, that the one is not without the other in religious worship, and in the enjoyment of religious privileges; that though the woman may not pray publicly and expound the Scriptures, yet she may join in prayer, and hear the word preached, sing the praises of God, and enjoy all ordinances; for in Christ no distinction of sex is regarded, men and women are all one in him, and equally regenerated, justified, and pardoned, and will be glorified together.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Nevertheless - Lest the man should assume to himself too much superiority, and lest he should regard the woman as made solely for his pleasure, and should treat her as in all respects inferior, and withhold the respect that is due to her. The design of this verse and the following is to show, that the man and woman are united in the most tender interests; that the one cannot live comfortably without the other; that one is necessary to the happiness of the other; and that though the woman was formed from the man, yet it is also to be remembered that the man is descended from the woman. She should therefore be treated with proper respect, tenderness, and regard.

Neither is the man without the woman ... - The man and the woman were formed for union and society. They are not in any respect independent of each other. One is necessary to the comfort of the other; and this fact should be recognized in all their contact.

In the Lord - By the arrangements or direction of the Lord. It is the appointment and command of the Lord that they should be mutual helps, and should each regard and promote the welfare of the other.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 1 Corinthians 11:11. Neither is the man without the woman — The apostle seems to say: I do not intimate any disparagement of the female sex, by insisting on the necessity of her being under the power or authority of the man; for they are both equally dependent on each other, in the Lord, ενκυριω: but instead of this reading, Theodoret has εν τωκοσμω, in the world. Probably the apostle means that the human race is continued by an especial providence of God. Others think that he means that men and women equally make a Christian society, and in it have equal rights and privileges.