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1 Corinthians 11:7

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For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.

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1 Corinthians 11:7 in other translations

For a man indeed ought not to have his head veiled, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

1 Corinthians 11:7 · American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 11:7 in context

  1. 5But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.
  2. 6For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or be shaved, let her be covered.
  3. 7For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
  4. 8For man is not from woman, but woman from man;
  5. 9for man wasn’t created for the woman, but woman for the man.