1 Corinthians 11:9 - King James Version with Apocrypha - American Edition

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Neither was man created on account of or for the benefit of woman, but woman on account of and for the benefit of man. [Gen. 2:18.]

American Standard Version (1901)

for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

Common English Bible

and man wasn’t created for the sake of the woman, but the woman for the sake of the man.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And indeed, man was not created for woman, but woman was created for man.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

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

1 Corinthians 11:9 Cross References

Genesis 2:18

And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

Genesis 2:20

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.

Genesis 2:22

And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

1 Corinthians 11:10

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.