1 Corinthians 11:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.”
1 Corinthians 11:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Corinthians 11:9 in 6 Bible Translations
Read 1 Corinthians 11:9 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
1 Corinthians 11:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.”
1 Corinthians 11:9 — World English Bible
1 Corinthians 11:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:”
1 Corinthians 11:9 — American Standard Version
1 Corinthians 11:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;”
1 Corinthians 11:9 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Corinthians 11:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For also man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man. ”
1 Corinthians 11:9 — Darby Translation
1 Corinthians 11:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For the man was not created for the womans sake: but the woman for the mans sake.”
1 Corinthians 11:9 — Geneva Bible
1 Corinthians 11:9 in Context — 1 Corinthians 11
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.
9 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.
What Does 1 Corinthians 11:9 Mean?
1 Corinthians 11:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Corinthians chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
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