1 Corinthians 11:8-10

New International Version

⁸For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;^(A) ⁹neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.^(B) ¹⁰It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own^[a] head, because of the angels.

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1 Corinthians 11:10 Or have a sign of authority on her

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.

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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

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.