1 Corinthians 11:9
For also man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.
Darby Translation
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 of man.
10Therefore ought the woman to have authority on her head, on account of the angels.
Cross References
Genesis 2:20And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.
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 →