1 Corinthians 11:9

9 Nor was man created for woman's sake, but woman was created for man's sake.

1 Corinthians 11:9 Meaning and Commentary

1 Corinthians 11:9

Neither was the man created for the woman
To be subservient to her; for she was not in being when he was created; and though it is the proper business of man to provide for, take care of, and defend the woman, as the weaker vessel, yet these were not the original ends of his creation; he was made for God, for his service and glory:

but the woman for the man;
to be an help meet for him, who was already created; to be a companion and associate of his, both in religious worship and in civil life; and for the procreation and education of children.

1 Corinthians 11:9 In-Context

7 A man has no need to cover his head, because he reflects the image and glory of God. But woman reflects the glory of man;

8 for man was not created from woman, but woman from man.

9 Nor was man created for woman's sake, but woman was created for man's sake.

10 On account of the angels, then, a woman should have a covering over her head to show that she is under her husband's authority.

11 In our life in the Lord, however, woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.