1 Corinthians 11:10
because of this the woman ought to have [a token of] authority upon the head, because of the messengers;
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
In Context
9for a man also was not created because of the woman, but a woman because of the man;
11but neither [is] a man apart from a woman, nor a woman apart from a man, in the Lord,
Cross References
Genesis 20:16and to Sarah he hath said, 'Lo, I have given a thousand silverlings to thy brother; lo, it is to thee a covering of eyes, to all who are with thee;' and by all this she is reasoned with.
Ecclesiastes 5:6Suffer not thy mouth to cause thy flesh to sin, nor say before the messenger, that 'it [is] an error,' why is God wroth because of thy voice, and hath destroyed the work of thy hands?
Hebrews 1:14are they not all spirits of service — for ministration being sent forth because of those 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 →