1 Corinthians 11:7

7 For indeed a man ought not to cover his head, [because he] is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.

1 Corinthians 11:7 In-Context

5 but every woman who prays or prophesies with uncovered head dishonors her head, for she is one and the same with the one whose [head] is shaved.
6 For if a woman does not cover herself, let her [hair] be shorn off. But if [it is] shameful for a woman to [have her head] shorn or shaved, let her cover her [head].
7 For indeed a man ought not to cover his head, [because he] is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man.
9 For indeed man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. *Here "[because]" is supplied as a component of the participle ("is") which is understood as causal
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