1 Corinthians 11:15
But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given to her for a covering.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
In Context
14Does it not seem natural to you that if a man has long hair, it is a cause of shame to him?
Matthew Henry on 1 Corinthians 11:2-17
Directions Concerning Attire; Female Subjection. ( a. d. 57.) 1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ. 2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you. 3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head… Read the whole commentary →