1 Corinthians 11:2-10

New International Reader's Version

Proper Worship

² I praise you for being faithful in remembering me. I also praise you for staying true to the teachings of the past. You have stayed true to them, just as I gave them to you. ³ But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ. The head of the woman is the man. And the head of Christ is God. ⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered brings shame on his head. ⁵ But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered brings shame on her head. It is the same as having her head shaved. ⁶ What if a woman does not cover her head? She might as well have her hair cut off. But it is shameful for her to cut her hair or shave her head. So she should cover her head.

⁷ A man should not cover his head. He is the likeness and glory of God. But woman is the glory of man. ⁸ Man did not come from woman. Woman came from man. ⁹ Also, man was not created for woman. Woman was created for man. ¹⁰ That’s why a woman should have authority over her own head. She should have this because of the angels.