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1 Corinthians 11:8
1 Corinthians 11:8 is verse 8 of 1 Corinthians chapter 11, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
King James Version
For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
World English Bible
For man is not from woman, but woman from man;
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1 Corinthians 11:6–10 · Berean Standard Bible
6 If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.
7 A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
10 For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Genesis 2:21So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep, and while he slept, He took one of the man’s ribs and closed up the area with flesh.
Genesis 2:22And from the rib that the LORD God had taken from the man, He made a woman and brought her to him.
1 Timothy 2:13For Adam was formed first, and then Eve.