1 Corinthians 11:10
for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
In Context
9for neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man:
11Howbeit neither is the woman without the man, nor the man without the woman, in the Lord.
Cross References
Genesis 20:16And unto Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver: behold, it is for thee a covering of the eyes to all that are with thee; and in respect of all thou art righted.
Ecclesiastes 5:6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin; neither say thou before the angel, that it was an error: wherefore should God be angry at thy voice, and destroy the work of thine hands?
Hebrews 1:14Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to do service for the sake of them that 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 →