◄ 1 Corinthians 11:8 ►
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Good News Translation
for man was not created from woman, but woman from man.

New Revised Standard Version
Indeed, man was not made from woman, but woman from man.

Contemporary English Version
It was the woman who was made from a man, and not the man who was made from a woman.

New American Bible
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;

Douay-Rheims Bible
For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

Genesis 2:21,22 Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it. . . .

1 Timothy 2:13 For Adam was first formed; then Eve.

Context
Roles in Worship
…7The man indeed ought not to cover his head: because he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man. 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.…
Cross References
Genesis 2:21
Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it.

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

1 Timothy 2:13
For Adam was first formed; then Eve.

1 Corinthians 11:7
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