1Cor 11:1-16 | ESV | STEP | Be imitators of me , as I am of Christ .

1 Corinthians 11:1-16

1 ^aBe imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

Head Coverings

2 Now I commend you ^bbecause you remember me in everything and ^cmaintain the traditions ^deven as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that ^ethe head of every man is Christ, ^fthe head of a wife ^{▼▼Greek gunē. This term may refer to a woman or a wife, depending on the context} is her husband, and ^hthe head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, 5 but every wife ^{▼▼In verses 5–13, the Greek word gunē is translated wife in verses that deal with wearing a veil, a sign of being married in first-century culture} who prays or ^jprophesies ^kwith her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same ^las if her head were shaven. 6 For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. 7 For a man ought not to cover his head, since ^mhe is the image and glory of God, but ⁿwoman is the glory of man. 8 For ^oman was not made from woman, but woman from man. 9 Neither was man created for woman, but ^pwoman for man. 10 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. ^{▼▼Or messengers, that is, people sent to observe and report} 11 Nevertheless, ^rin the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; 12 for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And ^sall things are from God. 13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, 15 but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. 16 ^tIf anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do ^uthe churches of God.