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1 Corinthians 11:12

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

KJV

ὥσπερ γὰρ ἡ γυνὴ ἐκ τοῦ ἀνδρός, οὕτως καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ διὰ τῆς γυναικός· τὰ δὲ πάντα ἐκ τοῦ θεοῦ.

Greek NT

Nam sicut mulier de viro, ita et vir per mulierem : omnia autem ex Deo.

Vulgate

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

ASV

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

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

12 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γυνή
gune
noun · 219×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
θεός
theos
noun · 1311×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
οὕτω
outo
adverb · 208×
πᾶς
pas
adjective · 1226×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
o
article · 19778×
ὥσπερ
osper
adverb · 36×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Cor 8:6 — But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
  • Rom 11:36 — For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
  • Rom 11:36 — For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.