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

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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 Porque el varón no ha de cubrir la cabeza, porque es imagen y gloria de Dios: mas la mujer es gloria del varón.

8 Porque el varón no es de la mujer, sino la mujer del varón.

9 Porque tampoco el varón fué criado por causa de la mujer, sino la mujer por causa del varón.

10 Por lo cual, la mujer debe tener [señal de] potestad sobre su cabeza, por causa de los ángeles.

11 Mas ni el varón sin la mujer, ni la mujer sin el varón, en el Señor.

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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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