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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.
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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.
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Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;
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neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
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It is for this reason that a woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.
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Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.