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1 Corinthians 11:9

and man was not created for the woman, but the woman was created for the man.

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In The King James Version

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

In Context

8Man didn't come from woman, but woman came from man;

10That's why the woman should have this sign of authority on her head out of respect for the watching angels.

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Cross References

Genesis 2:20Adam gave names to all the livestock, all the birds, and all the wild animals. But Adam didn't find anyone like him who could help 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 →

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