New Testament · SCRIPTURE
1 Corinthians 11:9
Compare this verse across Bible translations. BLB includes New Testament text only (publisher draft).
Berean Standard Bible
Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
King James Version
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
World English Bible
for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.
American Standard Version
for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:
Berean Literal Bible
For also man was not created because of the woman, but woman because of the man.
READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
1 Corinthians 11
8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
10 For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
11 In the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
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