1 Corinthians 11:9
7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
- KJV
- Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
- WEB
- for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.
- ASV
- for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:
- DARBY
- For also man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.
- BLB
- For also man was not created because of the woman, but woman because of the man.
- ÅB
- mannen ble jo heller ikke skapt for kvinnens skyld, men kvinnen for mannens skyld.
- OTB
- For mannen ble nemlig ikke skapt for kvinnens skyld, men kvinnen for mannens skyld.
- B1930
- mannen blev jo heller ikke skapt for kvinnens skyld, men kvinnen for mannens skyld.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Genesis 2:18
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Read in contextGenesis 2:23–24
And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
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