1 Corinthians 11:9

Plain English Version

And God didn’t make the first man to help the woman, but he made the first woman to help the man.

Cross References

Genesis 2:18

And God said, “It is not good for this man to be by himself. I’m going to make somebody else to be a mate for the man, somebody that will be good for him.”

Genesis 2:20

So the man gave each animal a name. He named all the wild animals, and all the animals that are not wild, and all the birds. That man’s own name was Adam. (That name means man.) There were lots of animals and birds, but none of them were the right sort of mate that was good for Adam.

Genesis 2:22

Then God used the man’s rib bone and made a woman from it. After the man woke up, God took the woman over to the man.

1 Corinthians 11:10

So a woman has to cover her head to show that she respects her husband as her leader. And, you know, God’s angel messengers can see everything we do.