1 Corinthians 11:9
And indeed, man was not created for woman, but woman was created for man.
Catholic Public Domain 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 of woman, but woman is of man.
10Therefore, a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the Angels.
Cross References
Genesis 2:20And Adam called each of the living things by their names: all the flying creatures of the air, and all the wild beasts of the land. Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself.
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 →