1 Corinthians 11:3–14

³But I want you to understand that Christ is the head of every man, and the man^q is the head of the woman,^r and God is the head of Christ.^{* 4}Any man who prays or prophesies with something on his head shames his head,^{* 5}but any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled shames her head—it is one and the same thing as having her head shaved. ⁶For if a woman will not veil herself, then she should cut off her hair, but if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or to be shaved, she should wear a veil. ⁷For a man ought not to have his head veiled, since he is the image and reflection^s of God, but woman is the reflection^t of man.^{* 8}Indeed, man was not made from woman but woman from man.^{* 9}Neither was man created for the sake of woman but woman for the sake of man.^{* 10}For this reason a woman ought to have authority over her head,^u because of the angels.^{* 11}Nevertheless, in the Lord woman is not independent of man or man independent of woman. ¹²For just as woman came from man, so man comes through woman, but all things come from God. ¹³Judge for yourselves: Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head unveiled? ¹⁴Does not nature itself teach you that, if a man wears long hair, it is dishonoring to him,