1 Corinthians 11:9
For the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
In Context
8For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.
10Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels.
Cross References
Genesis 2:20And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like 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 →