1 Corinthians 11:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

New Living Translation
And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.

English Standard Version
Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

Berean Study Bible
Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

New American Standard Bible
for indeed man was not created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake.

NASB 1995
for indeed man was not created for the woman's sake, but woman for the man's sake.

NASB 1977
for indeed man was not created for the woman’s sake, but woman for the man’s sake.

Amplified Bible
for indeed man was not created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.

Christian Standard Bible
Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And man was not created for woman, but woman for man.

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

Good News Translation
Nor was man created for woman's sake, but woman was created for man's sake.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Man wasn't created for woman but woman for man.

International Standard Version
and man was not created for woman, but woman for man.

NET Bible
Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for man.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

New King James Version
Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

King James 2000 Bible
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

New Heart English Bible
for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

World English Bible
for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

American King James Version
Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

American Standard Version
for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

A Faithful Version
And also, the man was not created for the sake of the woman, but the woman for the sake of the man.

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

English Revised Version
for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:

Webster's Bible Translation
Neither was the man created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
For the man was not created for the womans sake: but the woman for the mans sake.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Neither was the man created for the womans sake: but the woman for the mans sake.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Nether was the man created for the womans sake, but the woma for the mans sake.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
Nether was the man created for ye womas sake: but the woma for the mannes sake
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
for also was a man not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;

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

Young's Literal Translation
for a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;

Smith's Literal Translation
For also the man was not created through the woman; but the woman through the man.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And also man was not created because of the woman, but rather the woman because of the man.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
For the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And indeed, man was not created for woman, but woman was created for man.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For neither was Man created for the sake of Woman, but Woman for the sake of Man.

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

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
for the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

Godbey New Testament
for man indeed was not created on account of the woman; but the woman on account of the man.

Haweis New Testament
Also the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.

Mace New Testament
nor was the man copied from the woman: but the woman from the man.

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

Worrell New Testament
for man was also not created on account of the woman, but woman on account of the man;

Worsley New Testament
nor was the man created for the sake of the woman, but the woman for the man.
















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