But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.
KJV
Greek original
Louis Segond 1910
Je veux cependant que vous sachiez que Christ est le chef de tout homme, que l'homme est le chef de la femme, et que Dieu est le chef de Christ.
KJV
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman [is] the man; and the head of Christ [is] God.
Eusebius of Caesarea
Historia Ecclesiastica
ολλοῖς οἰκονομίας ἀναγκαῖον ἂν εἴη κατάρξασθαι. ΙΙ. Διττοῦ δὲ ὄντος τοῦ κατ’ αὐτὸν τρόπου, καὶ τοῦ ] 1 Cor. 11, 3 μὲν σώματος ἐοικότος κεφαλῇ, ἧ θεὸς ἐπινοεῖται, τοῦ δὲ πόαι παραβαλλομένου , ἧ τὸν ἡμῖν ἄνθρωπον ὁμοιοπαθῆ τῆς ἡμῶν αὐτῶν ἕνεκεν ὑπέδυ σωτηρίας, γένοιτ’ ἂν ἡμῖν ἐντεῦ…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
arriage act, yet in matters of housekeeping, the head of the woman is the man, as the Apostle says ( 1 Cor. 11:3 ). As regards Blessed Lucy, she had a betrothed, not a husband, wherefore she could give alms with her mother's consent. Reply to Objection 3: What belongs to the chil…
Thomas Aquinas
Summa Theologica
, it is not fitting for the head to have a head. But God is the Head of Christ, as man, according to 1 Cor. 11:3, "The Head of Christ is God." Therefore Christ Himself is not a head. Objection 3: Furthermore, the head of a man is a particular member, receiving an influx from the…
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