1 Corinthians 11:9
For also man was not created, for the sake of the woman, but woman, for the sake of the man.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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;
10For this cause, ought the woman to have, permission, upon her head, because of the messengers.
Cross References
Genesis 2:20So the man gave names to all the tame-beasts, and to the birds of the heavens, and to all the wild-beasts of the field,—but, for man, had there not been found a helper as his counterpart.
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 →