1 Corinthians 11:9

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“Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.”

What this verse means

A short, plain-language explanation of 1 Corinthians 11:9 goes here — the kind of answer a reader (or an AI assistant) can quote in one breath. Original meaning coming soon.

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BSBPD

“Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 11:9 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 2:18The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
  2. Genesis 2:20The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
  3. Genesis 2:23And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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