Instructions about Head Coverings

Now I praise you[a] because you remember me in everything and hold fast to the traditions(A) just as I delivered(B) them to you. But I want you to know that Christ is the head(C) of every man, and the man is the head of the woman,[b](D) and God is the head of Christ.(E) Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors(F) his head. Every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved.(G) For if a woman doesn’t cover her head, she should 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 head be covered.

A man should not cover his head, because he is the image(H) and glory of God.(I) So too, woman is the glory of man. For man did not come from woman, but woman came from man.(J) Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for the sake of man. 10 This is why a woman should have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.

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Footnotes

  1. 11:2 Other mss add brothers,
  2. 11:3 Or the husband is the head of the wife

Head Coverings

I commend you because you remember me in everything and maintain the traditions just as I handed them on to you.(A) But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man[a] is the head of the woman,[b] and God is the head of Christ.(B) Any man who prays or prophesies with something on his head shames his head,(C) but any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled shames her head—it is one and the same thing as having her head shaved. For if a woman will not veil herself, then she should cut off her hair, but if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or to be shaved, she should wear a veil. For a man ought not to have his head veiled, since he is the image and reflection[c] of God, but woman is the reflection[d] of man.(D) Indeed, man was not made from woman but woman from man.(E) Neither was man created for the sake of woman but woman for the sake of man.(F) 10 For this reason a woman ought to have authority over her head,[e] because of the angels.(G)

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Footnotes

  1. 11.3 Or husband
  2. 11.3 Or wife
  3. 11.7 Or glory
  4. 11.7 Or glory
  5. 11.10 Or have freedom of choice regarding her head