1 Corinthians 11:10
Therefore ought the woman to have authority on her head, on account of the angels.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
In Context
9For also man was not created for the sake of the woman, but woman for the sake of the man.
11However, neither [is] woman without man, nor man without woman, in [the] Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 20:16And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand [pieces] of silver; behold, let that be to thee a covering of the eyes, in respect of all that are with thee, and with all; and she was reproved.
Ecclesiastes 5:6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an inadvertence. Wherefore should God be wroth at thy voice, and destroy the work of thy hands?
Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent out for service on account of those who shall inherit salvation?
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 →