Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
Every man praying or prophesying, having the head covered, doth dishonour his head,
New American Standard Bible
Every man who has something on his head while praying or
King James Version
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
Holman Bible
Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors
International Standard Version
Every man who prays or prophesies with something on his head dishonors his head,
A Conservative Version
Every man praying or prophesying having something upon his head dishonors his head.
American Standard Version
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
Amplified
Every man who prays or
An Understandable Version
Every man who prays or prophesies [i.e., speaks in a public assembly, since prophecy was always for the benefit of others] with his [physical] head covered [Note: The Greek word here denotes "something hanging down" and could refer to long hair or a cloth shawl], shows disrespect for his head [i.e., Christ].
Anderson New Testament
Every man that prays or prophesies, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
Bible in Basic English
Every man who takes part in prayer, or gives teaching as a prophet, with his head covered, puts shame on his head.
Common New Testament
Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.
Daniel Mace New Testament
every man who prays or prophesies having his head covered, dishonoureth him who is his head: but every woman who prays
Darby Translation
Every man praying or prophesying, having anything on his head, puts his head to shame.
Godbey New Testament
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
Goodspeed New Testament
Any man who offers prayer or explains the will of God with anything on his head disgraces his head,
John Wesley New Testament
Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
Julia Smith Translation
Every man praying or prophesying, having on the head, shames his head.
King James 2000
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Every man who prays or prophesies [while] having [something] on [his] head dishonors his head,
Modern King James verseion
Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered dishonors his Head.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Every man praying or prophesying having anything on his head, shameth his head.
Moffatt New Testament
Any man who prays or prophesies with a veil on his head dishonours his head,
Montgomery New Testament
Every man who prays or prophesies with head veiled dishonors his Head;
NET Bible
Any man who prays or prophesies with his head covered disgraces his head.
New Heart English Bible
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
Noyes New Testament
Every man that prayeth or prophesieth having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
Sawyer New Testament
Every man praying or prophesying with his head covered disgraces his head.
The Emphasized Bible
Every man, praying, or prophesying, having anything upon his head, putteth to shame his head;
Thomas Haweis New Testament
Every man praying or prophesying, holding [a veil] over his head, dishonoureth his head;
Twentieth Century New Testament
Any man who keeps his head covered, when praying or preaching in public, dishonors him who is his Head;
Webster
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.
Weymouth New Testament
A man who wears a veil when praying or prophesying dishonors his Head;
Williams New Testament
Any man who prays or preaches with anything on his head dishonors his head,
World English Bible
Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
Worrell New Testament
Every man, praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
Worsley New Testament
Every man praying or prophesying, having a veil on his head, dishonoureth Him who is his head.
Interlinear
References
Word Count of 37 Translations in 1 Corinthians 11:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Concerning Head Coverings In Worship
3 and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God. 4 Every man praying or prophesying, having the head covered, doth dishonour his head, 5 and every woman praying or prophesying with the head uncovered, doth dishonour her own head, for it is one and the same thing with her being shaven,
Names
Cross References
2 Samuel 15:30
And David is going up in the ascent of the olives, going up and weeping, and he hath the head covered, and he is going barefooted, and all the people who are with him have covered each his head, and have gone up, going up and weeping;
2 Samuel 19:4
and the king hath covered his face, yea, the king crieth -- a loud voice -- 'My son Absalom, Absalom, my son, my son.'
1 Corinthians 11:14
doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him?
1 Corinthians 12:10
and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:
1 Corinthians 12:28
And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;
1 Corinthians 14:1-25
Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,