1 Corinthians 11:8-10

King James Version

⁸For the man is not of the woman: but the woman of the man.

⁹Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

¹⁰For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

1 Corinthians 11:8-10

New King James Version

⁸For man is not from woman, but woman ^(A)from man. ⁹Nor was man created for the woman, but woman ^(B)for the man. ¹⁰For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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1 Corinthians 11:8-10

English Standard Version

⁸For ^(A)man was not made from woman, but woman from man. ⁹Neither was man created for woman, but ^(B)woman for man. ¹⁰That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.^[a]

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Footnotes

1 Corinthians 11:10 Or messengers, that is, people sent to observe and report

1 Corinthians 11:8-10

New American Standard Bible

⁸For ^(A)man ^[a]does not originate from woman, but woman from man; ⁹for indeed man was not created for the woman’s sake, but ^(B)woman for the man’s sake. ¹⁰Therefore the woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.