1 Corinthians 11:9
Nether was the man created for the womans sake: but the woman for the mannes sake.
Tyndale New Testament
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.
10For this cause ought the woman to have power on her heed for the angels sakes.
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 →