1 Corinthians 11:9 BSB

1 Corinthians 11:9

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

BSB

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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Commentary

5 voices

Theophylact of Ohrid

Commentary on 1 Corinthians (1107)

He sets forth the reasons why the husband has preeminence over the wife, namely: the wife was created from his rib, and he was not created for her, but she for him. For it is said: "Let us make him a helper" (Gen. 2:18). How …

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Tertullian

Against Marcion Book V (220)

Since then he is the image of the Creator (for He, when looking on Christ His Word, who was to become man, said, "Let us make man in our own image, after our likeness" ), how can I possibly have another head but Him whose image I am?

The Nineteenth Century3 voices

Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

Neither was the man created for the woman ... - This is a simple statement of what is expressed in Genesis. The woman was made for the comfort and happiness of the man. Not to be a slave, but a help-meet; not to be the minister of his pleasures, but to be his aid and comforter in life; not to be regarded as of inferior nature and rank, but to be his friend, to divide his sorrows, and to multiply and extend his joys; yet still to be in a station subordinate to him.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

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Original language & word study

13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	Truly	G2532 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
οὐκ	ouk	not	G3756 →
ἐκτίσθη	ektisthē	was created	G2936 →
ἀνὴρ	anēr	man	G435 →
διὰ	dia	on account of	G1223 →
τὴν	tēn	the	G3588 →
γυναῖκα	gunaika	woman	G1135 →
ἀλλὰ	alla	but	G235 →
γυνὴ	gunē	woman	G1135 →
διὰ	dia	on account of	G1223 →
τὸν	ton	the	G3588 →
ἄνδρα·	andra	man;	G435 →

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The walk6

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Genesis 2:18
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
  Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
- Proverbs 18:22
  He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
- 1 Corinthians 11:7–12
  A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
- 1 Peter 3:7
  Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
- Ruth 3:1
  One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
Through
Genesis 2:20
The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
leads to
- Genesis 2:18
  The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 1 Corinthians

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About 1 Corinthians