1 Corinthians 11:3
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.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
In Context
4Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered, disgraceth his head.
Cross References
Genesis 3:16To the woman also he said: I will multiply thy sorrows, and thy conceptions: in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children, and thou shalt be under thy husband's power, and he shall have dominion over thee.
Isaiah 52:13Behold my servant shall understand, he shall be exalted, and extolled, and shall be exceeding high.
Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the Lord is upon me, because the Lord hath anointed me: he hath sent me to preach to the meek, to heal the contrite of heart, and to preach a release to the captives, and deliverance to them that are shut up.
John 3:34For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God: for God doth not give the Spirit by measure.
John 14:28You have heard that I said to you: I go away, and I come unto you. If you loved me, you would indeed be glad, because I go to the Father: for the Father is greater than I.
1 Corinthians 3:23And you are Christ's; and Christ is God's.
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 →