1 Corinthians 11:2–16

Head Coverings

²Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you. ³But I want you to know that ^bthe head of every man is Christ, ^cthe head of woman is man, and ^dthe head of Christ is God. ⁴Every man praying or ^eprophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. ⁵But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were ^fshaved. ⁶For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is ^gshameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered. ⁷For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since ^hhe is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man. ⁸For man is not from woman, but woman ⁱfrom man. ⁹Nor was man created for the woman, but woman ^jfor the man. ¹⁰For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. ¹¹Nevertheless, ^kneither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord. ¹²For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.

¹³Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered? ¹⁴Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? ¹⁵But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given ¹to her for a covering. ¹⁶But ^lif anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, ^mnor do the churches of God.