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2 Now I praise you that ye remember me in all things, and hold fast the traditions, even 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 would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.
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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 praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
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Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
5 But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.
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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 is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.
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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 indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the 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 the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man:
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For man did not come from woman, but woman from man;
9 for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:
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neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.
10 for this cause ought the woman to have [a sign 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 Nevertheless, neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.
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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 is of the man, so is the man also by the woman; but all things are of 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 ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled?
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Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have 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 have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given 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 any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither 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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