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Scripture Commentary article 2025-07-26

κεφαλή (kephale) — Logos Clippings (Cheryl Schatz)

A curated collection of Logos Bible Software clippings compiled by Cheryl Schatz examining the Greek word κεφαλή (kephale) and Hebrew רֹאשׁ (rosh). The clippings draw from lexicons, encyclopedias, commentaries, and academic journals to argue that "source/origin" is the primary metaphorical meaning of kephale rather than "authority/leader," with implications for interpreting 1 Corinthians 11, Ephesians 5, and Colossians 1.

1 Cor. 11:12 1 Cor. 11:8 1 Cor. 1:5 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Genesis & Creation
Scripture Commentary article 2024-09-03

Where Mike Winger Went Wrong on Women

Comprehensive response to the entire Mike Winger Women in Ministry video series (Parts 1-13)

1 Cor 14:35-36 1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2024-06-19

The Debates Over 1 Timothy 2

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the debates over 1 Timothy 2:11-15

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Corinthians 10:11 1 Corinthians 12:1-11 1 Timothy 2 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2024-02-07

Why Mike Winger is Wrong About “Authenteō” in 1 Timothy 2:12 – and Why It Matters

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 12 on the meaning of authenteō in 1 Timothy 2:12

1 Cor. 7:13 1 Corinthians 12:27-31 1 Corinthians 14:34-35 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2023-03-14

A 14-Point Biblical Case for Women Leaders and Teachers And Why Mike Winger, The Gospel Coalition, and the Southern Baptists Are Wrong About This

A 14-point biblical case for women leaders and teachers, responding to Mike Winger, The Gospel Coalition, and the Southern Baptists

1 Cor 12:21-24 1 Cor 14:26 1 Corinthians 11:2–16 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2023-03-09

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Apostles

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 5 on whether women were apostles in the New Testament

1 Corinthians 12:28 1 Corinthians 12:7 1 Corinthians 15:5 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2023-01-19

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: The Head Covering Debates (1 Cor 11)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 10 on the head covering debates in 1 Corinthians 11

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:11-12 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2023-01-17

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Male Headship: Is It Really Biblical?

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 8 on male headship and whether it is really biblical

1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 3:16-17 1 Corinthians 6:18-20 Ephesians 5 1 Corinthians 11 Headship & Kephale
Scripture Commentary article 2022-11-25

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART A)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part A)

1 Cor. 12:1–30 1 Corinthians 1:11 1 Corinthians 1:16 Women in Leadership Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2022-11-25

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong: Women Leaders in the New Testament (PART B)

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 4 on women leaders in the New Testament (Part B)

1 Chronicles 29:6 1 Corinthians 12:21 1 Corinthians 15:32 Women in Leadership Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2022-11-24

What Winger Presently Gets Wrong With Genesis 1–3: ‘Was Women’s Submission Just A Curse To Be Overturned?’

Response to Mike Winger's Women in Ministry Part 2 on Genesis 1-3 and whether women's submission was just a curse to be overturned

1 Corinthians 11:7-10 1 Corinthians 15:22 1 Corinthians 16:15-16 Genesis & Creation Authority & Submission Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2017-06-08

Women in Ministry Silenced or Set Free? Parts 5-7: 1 Corinthians 14, 1 Timothy 3, Galatians 3:28

[Music] the women are to keep silent in the churches for they are not permitted to speak but are to subject themselves just as the law also says if they desire to learn anything let them ask their own husbands at home for it is improper for a woman to speak in church 1 Corinthians 14 has been a diff...

1 Corinthians 14:12 1 Corinthians 14:13 1 Corinthians 14:26 1 Corinthians 14 Spiritual Gifts Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2017-01-29

Reinventing Jesus: How Contemporary Skeptics Miss the Real Jesus and Mislead Popular Culture

J. Ed Komoszewski — Kindle highlights from '>-'. 18 highlights.

Biblical Authority Christology Apologetics
Scripture Commentary article 2012-12-03

Does God’s drawing mean that He drags people to Himself?

If we are to believe Calvinism, we would have to conclude that God is a “dragger.” Calvinists are quick to point out that in John 6:44 the term “draw” actually means “drag” and this is what God does to His elect who, in their unregenerate state, are both unwilling and unable to respond to Him in fai...

John 6:44 John 6:45 Soteriology Calvinism God's Sovereignty
Scripture Commentary article 2011-12-27

Ephesians 5 Christian Liberty

This post is the essence of the sermon Spirit-Filled Living part 1 by Pastor Darrell Johnson of First Baptist Church, Vancouver, BC, Canada. If you would like to listen to the entire sermon, you can listen to the sermon here

Ecclesiastes 5 Ephesians 5:18 Ephesians 5:21 Ephesians 5 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2010-08-10

1 Timothy 215 Going Deeper

1 Timothy 2:15 has been one of the most puzzling verses to decipher throughout church history. One of the difficult things in interpreting this verse is the translator’s rendering of some difficult grammar

1 Timothy 1:5 1 Timothy 1:5-6 1 Timothy 2:14 1 Timothy 2 Women in Leadership
Scripture Commentary article 2009-11-10

Comp View Of 1Cor11 Mark

This post is a first. I have never before taken the writing of a complementarian and posted it on my blog

1 Corinthians 11:11 1 Corinthians 11:13-16 1 Corinthians 11:16 1 Corinthians 11 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-05-13

Paul Women Pastors 8

This is the eighth in a series of simulated interviews with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Timothy 3:1 1 Timothy 3:1-7 1 Timothy 3:2 Women in Leadership Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-04-02

5 Apostle Paul They

This post is the fifth one of a simulated interview with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day

1 Timothy 2:11-15 1 Timothy 2:12 1 Timothy 2:13 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2009-03-20

Round 3 Interview With Paul On A Woman

This post is the third one of a simulated interview with the Apostle Paul taken from the position of what he might say if we could transport Paul from the New Testament account through a time tunnel into our present day. Doug, a strong complementarian has been given the opportunity to ask Paul about

1 Corinthians 14:23 1 Corinthians 14:24 1 Corinthians 14:25 1 Timothy 2 Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2008-09-21

Who Dared To Contradict Paul

Many people have a big problem with Paul because they think that he was sexist. I would like to change that point of view by looking carefully at the text so that we can fully appreciate Paul for who he was, not the false impression that we have of Paul

1 Corinthians 10:23 1 Corinthians 14:34 1 Corinthians 14:36 1 Corinthians 14
Scripture Commentary article 2008-08-14

Is Complementarianism Merely Personal Conviction

This post is a response to Randy Stinson’s article titled “ Is Complementarianism a Merely Personal Conviction. “

1 Corinthians 11 1 Corinthians 11:12 1 Corinthians 7:14 Complementarianism Debates
Scripture Commentary article 2008-01-01

The Original Woman Needed Or Needy

The foundation of the dispute between egalitarians and complementarians is the creation account found in the book of Genesis. How each side views the creation of woman defines the view of woman throughout the rest of scripture

Genesis 2:18 Genesis & Creation Complementarianism
Scripture Commentary article 2007-05-02

1 Corinthians 11 And Paul

1 Corinthians 11 has been a difficult passage because of several elements that have been hard to interpret. Some of the disputed elements are the meaning of “head” in verse 3, whether head coverings are necessary in verse 5, the woman being the glory of the man in verse 7, the reference to angels i

1 Corinthians 11:10 1 Corinthians 11:14 1 Corinthians 11:3 1 Corinthians 11
Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-16

@Shawnihensler 😂 You are right to point out that the English translations made i

@Shawnihensler 😂 You are right to point out that the English translations made interpretive decisions that one may miss if they don't read in context or look up the Greek.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-07-03

@smashbaals It probably doesn’t help that Arabic translations of the Bible use ‘

@smashbaals It probably doesn’t help that Arabic translations of the Bible use ‘Allah’ for God instead of ilah.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-30

@JoeAdrian256 @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii No, you cannot interpret them any way you want. The context *always* determines meaning. But one must recognize that establishing a doctrine on a hapax logomena is not a good idea. In this case, the English tran...

@JoeAdrian256 @iheartJ37 @MikeWingerii No, you cannot interpret them any way you want. The context *always* determines meaning. But one must recognize that establishing a doctrine on a hapax logomena

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-01

@xforumuk @travismsnow No, the JPS is still a translation. The Greek is also a t

@xforumuk @travismsnow No, the JPS is still a translation. The Greek is also a translation done by Hebrew scribes too. All it means is that some translations remove the plural for heavens which is *de

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-02-24

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi It's an even bigger pity that you cannot seem to recognize that the translators are interpreting the singular as plural and literally changing the inspired grammar of scripture! These translations⎯like you (...

@ronhenzel @WonderingBashir @HwsEleutheroi It's an even bigger pity that you cannot seem to recognize that the translators are interpreting the singular as plural and literally changing the inspired g

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-09-20

@IlGreven @masonmennenga All English translations should be checked against the

@IlGreven @masonmennenga All English translations should be checked against the Hebrew and Greek. The KJV—although very good⎯ was translated before the discovery of many earlier manuscripts and some p

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-07-13

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Paul is advocating for singleness as he himself is in 1Co 7:7-8,32-34,38 and suggesting it is better. Yet translations all have 1Ti 3:2 as saying husband or “faithful to his wife.” The text is clear—it is refe...

@StevenMKestner @carol66944 @JoelWBerry Paul is advocating for singleness as he himself is in 1Co 7:7-8,32-34,38 and suggesting it is better. Yet translations all have 1Ti 3:2 as saying husband or “f

1Co 7:7-8 1Ti 3:2 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-06-16

@FlyingMonkey24 @jhrjamharrea @smashbaals I don’t think J R looked at the Greek.

@FlyingMonkey24 @jhrjamharrea @smashbaals I don’t think J R looked at the Greek. He’s just in a tiffy because I think I might be right and that the other translations might be wrong. You think he’d j

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-05-31

@Cooper9DL You are taking 1Ti 2:12 out of context and are treating “head” in the sense of authority or master over which is not the sense in which Paul was using the word kephale. Your comment about 1Ti 3:1-13 being directed at only men is likely due...

@Cooper9DL You are taking 1Ti 2:12 out of context and are treating “head” in the sense of authority or master over which is not the sense in which Paul was using the word kephale. Your comment about 1

1Ti 2:12 1Ti 3:1-13 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-02-09

@will_servant @KimberleeJayneW I agree with you, but to be fair, the English translations of 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15; 3:1-13, Tit 1:5-9, etc can sound like they are restricting women. It can take work to undo the stuff we’ve been told is Biblic...

@will_servant @KimberleeJayneW I agree with you, but to be fair, the English translations of 1 Cor 14:34-35, 1 Tim 2:11-15; 3:1-13, Tit 1:5-9, etc can sound like they are restricting women. It can tak

1 Cor 14:34-35 1 Tim 2:11-15 Tit 1:5-9 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-01-22

@TheMuppetPastor What does it mean “in church”? The church is the people. How many people gathered is “the church”? The English translations of the relevant NT passages does “seem” to prevent females, but upon careful study, I believe we got this ...

@TheMuppetPastor What does it mean “in church”? The church is the people. How many people gathered is “the church”? The English translations of the relevant NT passages does “seem” to prevent femal

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-12-01

In 1 Tim 2:15, who are the “she” and the “they” referring to? Options: 1. A generic woman / all women 2. Eve / all women 3. Women* / all women 4. A specific woman / her and her husband 5. Something else? *Note: some translations change the singula...

In 1 Tim 2:15, who are the “she” and the “they” referring to? Options: 1. A generic woman / all women 2. Eve / all women 3. Women* / all women 4. A specific woman / her and her husband 5. Something

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-11-21

@baste_goblin The Greek is not a translation…it’s the manuscript that all translations are based on. If the original (well the copies of the original) have the definite article, then you can’t just ignore it. Also, childbearing is a noun not a verb...

@baste_goblin The Greek is not a translation…it’s the manuscript that all translations are based on. If the original (well the copies of the original) have the definite article, then you can’t just i

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@MonotronFox @JHF46thPotus @smashbaals I admit, the English translations are con

@MonotronFox @JHF46thPotus @smashbaals I admit, the English translations are confusing on this verse. All it takes is meditating on what nature does and doesn’t teach you.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@raydon02 @smashbaals Paul here is saying that there was no custom of head cover

@raydon02 @smashbaals Paul here is saying that there was no custom of head coverings. 1 Cor 11:1-16 is confusing for sure…and the English translations don’t help for the most part. Watch my feed as

1 Cor 11:1-16 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-14

@TheRhetorRick @smashbaals No, you guys are just misreading 1 Cor 11:14. Not go

@TheRhetorRick @smashbaals No, you guys are just misreading 1 Cor 11:14. Not going to fault you too much since the English translations make this one confusing. Just think about what nature teaches

1 Cor 11:14 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-10-01

@haymes_joshua I always appreciate when I hear a pastor admitting they had something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you confidently asserted something that you later recognized was unbiblical. However—these passages on women are hard p...

@haymes_joshua I always appreciate when I hear a pastor admitting they had something wrong. It takes a lot of guts to admit when you confidently asserted something that you later recognized was unbib

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@moniemon84 @Peacemaker811 @anahnemoo 1 Tim 3:1-13 has often been difficult to interpret because male pronouns are inserted in the English translations, so most don't realize the non-specific nature of the language. The only phrase that seems to app...

@moniemon84 @Peacemaker811 @anahnemoo 1 Tim 3:1-13 has often been difficult to interpret because male pronouns are inserted in the English translations, so most don't realize the non-specific nature o

1 Tim 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-09-11

@godlywomanhood 1 Tim 3:1-13 has often been difficult to interpret because male pronouns are inserted in the English translations, so most don't realize the non-specific nature of the language. The only phrase that seems to apply to males only is μι...

@godlywomanhood 1 Tim 3:1-13 has often been difficult to interpret because male pronouns are inserted in the English translations, so most don't realize the non-specific nature of the language. The o

1 Tim 3:1-13 general
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-10

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The English translations insert male pronouns likely because of the phrase "one wife husband" but the passage is not intending to say an elder must not be a woman or must not be single or must have children. Ta...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek The English translations insert male pronouns likely because of the phrase "one wife husband" but the passage is not intending to say an elder must not be a woma

1 Tim 2:15 debate
Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-08-08

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek I’m not dismissing anything. I’m exegeting this idiom in context. I think we need to first address your comment “That’s the behaviour of an egalitarian, not a Believer.” Are you suggesting I’m not a Christian...

@outcatching @GlennDavies @danitreweek I’m not dismissing anything. I’m exegeting this idiom in context. I think we need to first address your comment “That’s the behaviour of an egalitarian, not a

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-26

@MiaGoss44 @MariaPIreland @_foryeshua Or perhaps you should learn to rightly div

@MiaGoss44 @MariaPIreland @_foryeshua Or perhaps you should learn to rightly divide scripture. I don't fault you though as this is a tricky passage and the English translations make it trickier. http

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-07-23

12/23🧵Just looking at the translations you can see that some use quotation marks

12/23🧵Just looking at the translations you can see that some use quotation marks, some don’t. Some use commas or colons. Imagine how easy it is to misunderstand this to mean that Paul was advocating

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-16

@rankheresy There are lots of Bibles you can get with built in mini-commentaries

@rankheresy There are lots of Bibles you can get with built in mini-commentaries. I’m not a big fan of these. A cross reference Bible is very helpful. The NET translator notes are also really usefu

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2023-06-14

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will

@ymmotrojam @CherylSchatz @brmorris There are translations that say "women will be saved" but they don't reflect the Greek grammar. They do this because it doesn't make sense that the grammar is swit

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