1 Corinthians 11:9 — Meaning and Application

King James Version

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

1 Corinthians 11:9

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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.

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.

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

For this cause ought the woman to have power on {her} head because of the angels. {power: that is a covering in sign that she is under the power of her husband}

Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.

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1 Corinthians 11:1

"Be ye followers of me, even as I also {am} of Christ."

1 Corinthians 11:2

"Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered {them} to you. {ordinances: or, traditions}"

1 Corinthians 11:3

"But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman {is} the man; and the head of Christ {is} God."

1 Corinthians 11:4

"Every man praying or prophesying, having {his} head covered, dishonoureth his head."

1 Corinthians 11:5

"But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with {her} head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven."

1 Corinthians 11:6

"For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered."

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