NEW TESTAMENT · VERSE 7

1 Corinthians 11:7

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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.

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1 Corinthians 11:4–10

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Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

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for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.

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For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.

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