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1 Corinthians 11:7

CreationIdentity and self-worth

5 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

6 If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.

A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

8 For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

9 Neither was man created for woman, but woman for man.

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
KJV
For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
For man indeed ought not to have his head covered, being God's image and glory; but woman is man's glory.
BLB
For indeed a man ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
ÅB
For en mann skal ikke tildekke sitt hode, ettersom han er Guds bilde og ære; men kvinnen er mannens ære.
OTB
En mann bør ikke dekke sitt hode, siden han er Guds bilde og ære; men kvinnen er mannens ære.
B1930
For en mann skal ikke tildekke sitt hode, eftersom han er Guds billede og ære; men kvinnen er mannens ære.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 11:3

    But I want you to understand 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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  • Genesis 9:6

    Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.

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  • Genesis 1:26–27

    Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

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  • Genesis 5:1

    This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.

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  • Psalms 8:6

    You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:

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  • Genesis 3:16

    To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”

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  • James 3:9

    With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

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