1 Corinthians 11:9
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.”
What this verse means
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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 DomainASVPD
“for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“for a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 11:9 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- 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.”
- 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.
- 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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