1 Corinthians 11:7

For man indeed ought not to have his head covered, being God's image and glory; but woman is man's glory.

Darby Translation

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

6For if a woman be not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if [it be] shameful to a woman to have her hair cut off or to be shaved, let her be covered.

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

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Cross References

Genesis 1:26And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over the cattle, and over the whole earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth on the earth.

Genesis 5:1This is the book of Adam's generations. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him.

Psalms 8:6Thou hast made him to rule over the works of thy hands; thou hast put everything under his feet:

James 3:9Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [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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