1 Corinthians 11:3
And I would have you know, that the head of every man is the Messiah, and the head of the woman is the man, and the head of the Messiah is God.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
In The King James Version
In Context
4Every man, who prayeth or prophesieth with his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
Cross References
John 3:34For he whom God hath sent, speaketh the words of God; for God hath not given the Spirit by measure to him.
John 14:28Ye have heard what I said to you that I go away, and come again to you. If ye had loved me, ye would have rejoiced, that I go to my Father; for my Father is greater than I
1 Corinthians 3:23and ye are Messiah's, and Messiah 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 →