Add parallel Print Page Options

And every woman praying or prophesying with the head unveiled[a] is shaming her head, for she is one and the same[b] with the one having been shaved. For if a woman is not veiling-herself , let her also[c] have-herself-sheared. But if it is shameful for a woman to have-herself-sheared or shaved, let her be veiling-herself. For a man ought not to be veiling the head, being the image and glory of God— but the woman[d] is the glory of man.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:5 Or, without-a-head-covering.
  2. 1 Corinthians 11:5 She has identified herself with society’s shameful.
  3. 1 Corinthians 11:6 If you are going this far in violating proper decorum, why not go all the way and cut off your hair!
  4. 1 Corinthians 11:7 That is, Adam and Eve reflect their Creator’s glory, including the dominion they share as a pair, Gen 1:26-28. But Eve also reflects Adam’s glory, having been created from him (v 8) as his counterpart (v 9). The aspects of her that reflect Adam’s glory are specifically related to her as his counterpart and mate. Honoring her ‘mateness’ in whatever way her society deems appropriate is honoring him, herself, her marriage, and her Creator. So wear the veil. Or, man reflects the glory of God in a way woman does not, because he is in the position of authority and rule.

Bible Gateway Recommends