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2 Now I praise you because you remember me in everything and hold firmly to the traditions, just as I delivered them to you.
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I praise you for remembering me in everything and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.
3 But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, and God is the head of Christ.
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But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
4 Every man who has something on his head while praying or prophesying disgraces his head.
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Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
5 But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved.
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But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.
6 For if a woman does not cover her head, let her also have her hair cut off; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, let her cover her head.
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For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off; but if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off or her head shaved, then she should cover her head.
7 For a man ought not to have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
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A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
8 For man does not originate from woman, but woman from man;
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For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;
9 for indeed man was not created for the woman's sake, but woman for the man's sake.
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neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
10 Therefore the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
11 However, in the Lord , neither is woman independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
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Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.
12 For as the woman originates from the man, so also the man has his birth through the woman; and all things originate from God.
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For as woman came from man, so also man is born of woman. But everything comes from God.
13 Judge for yourselves : is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
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Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him,
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Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him,
15 but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her for a covering.
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but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For long hair is given to her as a covering.
16 But if one is inclined to be contentious, we have no other practice, nor have the churches of God.
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If anyone wants to be contentious about this, we have no other practice—nor do the churches of God.
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