1 Corinthians 11:1-11

1 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

On Covering the Head in Worship

2 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 realize that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man,[a] and the head of Christ is God.
4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
5 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, 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 A man ought not to cover his head,[b] since he is the image and glory of God; but 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 It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own[c] head, because of the angels.
11 Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

Cross References 14

  • 1. S 1 Corinthians 4:16
  • 2. Romans 15:3; 1 Peter 2:21
  • 3. ver 17,22
  • 4. 1 Corinthians 4:17
  • 5. ver 23; 1 Corinthians 15:2,3; 2 Thessalonians 2:15; 2 Thessalonians 3:6
  • 6. S Ephesians 1:22
  • 7. Genesis 3:16; Ephesians 5:23
  • 8. 1 Corinthians 3:23
  • 9. S Acts 11:27
  • 10. S Acts 21:9
  • 11. Deuteronomy 21:12
  • 12. Genesis 1:26; Genesis 5:1; Genesis 9:6; James 3:9
  • 13. Genesis 2:21-23; 1 Timothy 2:13
  • 14. Genesis 2:18

Footnotes 3

  • [a]. Or "of the wife is her husband"
  • [b]. Or 4"Every man who prays or prophesies with long hair dishonors his head. " 5"But every woman who prays or prophesies with no covering of hair dishonors her head—she is just like one of the “shorn women.” " 6"If a woman has no covering, let her be for now with short hair; but since it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair shorn or shaved, she should grow it again. " 7"A man ought not to have long hair"
  • [c]. Or "have a sign of authority on her"
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