1 Corinthians 11:9
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for 1 Corinthians 11:9 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
1 Corinthians 11:9 is a verse from the book of 1 Corinthians in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
1 Corinthians 11:9 — KJV
“Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.”
— 1 Corinthians 11:9 (KJV)
1 Corinthians 11:9 in Context — About the Book of 1 Corinthians
1 Corinthians is pastoral surgery on a gifted, divided, messy church — addressing factions, immorality, lawsuits, worship chaos, and doubts about resurrection. It contains the love chapter read at countless weddings and the Bible's fullest teaching on spiritual gifts and the resurrection body.
Cross-References for 1 Corinthians 11:9
“And Moses gave commandment, and they caused it to be proclaimed throughout the camp, saying, Let neither man nor woman make any more work for the offering of the sanctuary. So the people were restrained from bringing.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:9: neither, woman
“Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter, neither shalt thou take her son's daughter, or her daughter's daughter, to uncover her nakedness; for they are her near kinswomen: it is wickedness.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:9: neither, woman
“Neither shalt thou lie with any beast to defile thyself therewith: neither shall any woman stand before a beast to lie down thereto: it is confusion.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:9: neither, woman
“They shall not take a wife that is a whore, or profane; neither shall they take a woman put away from her husband: for he is holy unto his God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:9: neither, woman
“The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the LORD thy God.”
Shares key themes with 1 Corinthians 11:9: neither, woman
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