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Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you. But I would have you know that the head[a] of every man is Christ, and the head[b] of the woman is man, and the head[c] of Christ is God. Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved. For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or be shaved, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man. For man is not from woman, but woman from man; for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man. 10 For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.

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  1. 11:3 or, origin
  2. 11:3 or, origin
  3. 11:3 or, origin

I praise you for remembering everything I told you[a] and for holding to the traditions[b] that I passed on to you.

Advice about Head Coverings

Now I want you to realize that the Messiah[c] is the head of every man, and man is the head of the woman, and God is the head of the Messiah.[d] Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors his head, and every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, which is the same as having her head shaved. So if a woman does not cover her head, she should cut off her hair. If it is a disgrace for a woman to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her own head.

A man should not cover his head, because he exists as God’s image and glory. But the woman is man’s glory. For man did not come from woman, but woman from man; and man was not created for woman, but woman for man. 10 This is why a woman should have authority over her own head: because of the angels.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:2 The Gk. lacks told you
  2. 1 Corinthians 11:2 I.e. Jewish traditions
  3. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Or Christ
  4. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Or Christ