1 Corinthians 11:7

Certainly, a man ought not to cover his head, for he is the image and glory of God. But woman is the glory of man.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6So if a woman is not veiled, let her hair be cut off. Truly then, if it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut off, or to have her head shaven, then she should cover her head.

8For man is not of woman, but woman is of man.

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Cross References

Genesis 1:26And he said: “Let us make Man to our image and likeness. And let him rule over the fish of the sea, and the flying creatures of the air, and the wild beasts, and the entire earth, and every animal that moves on the earth.”

Genesis 5:1This is the book of the lineage of Adam. In the day that God created man, he made him to the likeness of God.

Psalms 8:6You reduced him to a little less than the Angels; you have crowned him with glory and honor,

James 3:9By it we bless God the Father, and by it we speak evil of men, who have been made in the likeness of God.

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 →

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