1 Corinthians 11:9
For also man was not created for the woman, but woman for the man.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
In Context
8For man is not from woman, but woman from man.
10Because of this the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of the heavenly agents.
Cross References
Genesis 2:20And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field, but for man there was not found a help meet for him.
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:2-17
Directions Concerning Attire; Female Subjection. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 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. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head… Read the whole commentary →