1 Corinthians 11:7

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“A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.”

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BSBPD

“A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“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.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“for a man, indeed, ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a man,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo 1 Corinthians 11:7 — 7 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 1:26Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”
  2. Genesis 3:16To the woman He said: “I will sharply increase your pain in childbirth; in pain you will bring forth children. Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you.”
  3. Genesis 5:1This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, He made him in His own likeness.
  4. Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
  5. Psalms 8:6You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
  6. 1 Corinthians 11:3But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
  7. James 3:9With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

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