1 Corinthians 11:8–9

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⁸The man did not come from the woman. The woman came from the man.

⁹Also, the man was not created for the woman. The woman was created for the man.

For man was not made from woman, but woman from man. Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

For man did not come from woman, but woman came from man. Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man.

For the first man didn’t come from woman, but the first woman came from man. And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.

For man is not from woman, but woman from man. For indeed man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.

For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.

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