1 Corinthians 11:10
Therefore the woman ought to have authority on her head, on account of the angels.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
In Context
9for man indeed was not created on account of the woman; but the woman on account of the man.
11Moreover neither is the woman without the man in the Lord, nor the man without the woman.
Cross References
Hebrews 1:14Are not all these ministering spirits, having been sent forth unto ministration for the sake of those who are about to 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 →