1 Corinthians 11:9
Good News Translation
Nor was man created for woman's sake, but woman was created for man's sake.

Contemporary English Version
He wasn't created for her. She was created for him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the man was not created for the woman: but the woman for the man.

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For the man was not created for the woman: but the woman for the man.

the man.

Genesis 2:18,20,23,24 And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself. . . .

Context
Roles in Worship
8For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man. 9For the man was not created for the woman: but the woman for the man. 10Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels.…
Cross References
Genesis 2:18
And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.

Genesis 2:22
And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.

1 Corinthians 11:10
Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels.

Additional Translations
Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

For truly man was not created on account of the woman, but woman on account of the man.

Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

For also man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.

for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

Neither was the man created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

For man was not created for woman's sake, but woman for man's.

for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

for a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;
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