1 Corinthians 11:9
And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.
Montgomery New Testament
In The King James Version
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
In Context
8For it is not man who was made from woman, but woman was made from man.
10For this reason the woman ought to have authority over her head, because of her guardian angels.
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 →