1 Corinthians 11:1-16 - Concerning Head Coverings In Worship

¹ Be followers (imitators) of me, even as I also am of Christ.

² Now I praise you, brothers, because you remember me in all things, and carefully follow the teachings (precepts) (doctrine) just as I delivered them to you. ³ I would have you know, that the head (authority) of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. ⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies having his head covered dishonors his head. ⁵ But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head. She is the same as if she had her head shaved. ⁶ For if the woman were not covered, let her also be shaved. But if it is a shame for a woman to have her head shaved, let her be covered.

⁷ For a man should not cover his head, for he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man. ⁸ For the man is not from the woman; but the woman is from the man. ⁹ Neither was man created for woman but woman for man. ¹⁰ That is why the woman should have a sign of authority on her head because of the angels. ¹¹ However in the Lord, both men and women exist together. Not one without the other. ¹² For as woman is from man, even so is man also from woman. But all things are from God!

¹³ Judge in yourselves. Is it proper that women pray to God uncovered? ¹⁴ Does not even nature itself teach you, that, if men have long hair, it is a shame? ¹⁵ But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her for her hair is given her for a covering. ¹⁶ If anyone is contentious about this we have no other practice, neither do the congregations of God.