Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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,

New American Standard Bible

But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved.

King James Version

But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

Holman Bible

But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved.

International Standard Version

and every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, which is the same as having her head shaved.

A Conservative Version

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is one and the same thing as the woman who has been shaven.

American Standard Version

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.

Amplified

And every woman who prays or prophesies when she has her head uncovered disgraces her head; for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved [in disgrace].

An Understandable Version

But every woman who prays or prophesies [in the public assembly] with her [physical] head uncovered [i.e., with hair or a shawl] shows disrespect for her head [i.e., for her husband. See verse 3]. Such appearance is the same as if her [physical] head were shaved. [Note: Various sources point out that a shaved or closely cropped head was an emblem of a prostitute or a woman found guilty of sexual unfaithfulness to her husband. See Num. 5:11-18].

Anderson New Testament

But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonors her head: for it is one and the same as if she was shaved.

Bible in Basic English

But every woman who does so with her head unveiled, puts shame on her head: for it is the same as if her hair was cut off.

Common New Testament

But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her headit is the same as if her head were shaved.

Daniel Mace New Testament

or prophesies with her head uncovered, dishonoureth the man who is her head: for it is the same thing as if her head was shav'd.

Darby Translation

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered puts her own head to shame; for it is one and the same as a shaved woman.

Godbey New Testament

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered dishonors her head: for that is one and the same to her being shaven.

Goodspeed New Testament

and any woman who offers prayer or explains the will of God bareheaded disgraces her head, for it is just as though she had her head shaved.

John Wesley New Testament

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered, dishonoureth her head; for it is the same as if she were shaved.

Julia Smith Translation

And every woman praying or prophesying with head uncovered shames her head: for it is one and the same to her having been shaved.

King James 2000

But every woman that prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head: for that is one and the same as if she were shaven.

Lexham Expanded Bible

but every woman who prays or prophesies with uncovered head dishonors her head, for she is one and the same with the one whose [head] is shaved.

Modern King James verseion

But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head; for that is even the same as if she were shaved.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Every woman that prayeth or prophesieth bare-headed, dishonesteth her head. For it is even all one and the very same thing, even as though she were shaven.

Moffatt New Testament

while any woman who prays or prophesies without a veil on her head dishonours her head; she is no better than a shaven woman.

Montgomery New Testament

but every woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled dishonors her head (her husband). for it is one and the same thing as if she were shaven.

NET Bible

But any woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered disgraces her head, for it is one and the same thing as having a shaved head.

New Heart English Bible

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.

Noyes New Testament

But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoreth her head; for it is one and the same thing as if her head were shaved.

Sawyer New Testament

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head uncovered disgraces her head; for it is one and the same as if she was shaved.

The Emphasized Bible

But, every woman, praying, or prophesying, with her head, unveiled, putteth to shame her head, - for it is, one and the same, with her having been shaven.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

but every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled, dishonoureth her head; for it is one and the same thing, as if she were shaven.

Twentieth Century New Testament

While any woman, who prays or preaches in public bare-headed, dishonors him who is her Head; for that is to make herself like one of the shameless women who shave their heads.

Webster

But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered, dishonoreth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaved.

Weymouth New Testament

but a woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her Head, for it is exactly the same as if she had her hair cut short.

Williams New Testament

and any woman who prays or prophesies bareheaded dishonors her head, for it is one and the same thing with having her head shaved.

World English Bible

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.

Worrell New Testament

But every woman, praying or prophesying with her head unveiled, dishonors her head; for it is one and the same, as if she were shaven.

Worsley New Testament

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonoureth man her head; for it is even all one as if she were shaved.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
But
δέ 
De 
but, and, now, then, also, yet, yea, so, moreover, nevertheless, for, even, , not tr
Usage: 2184

πᾶς 
Pas 
Usage: 704

γυνή 
Gune 
Usage: 187

προσεύχομαι 
Proseuchomai 
Usage: 61

or
ἤ 
or, than, either, or else, nor, not tr,
Usage: 199

προφητεύω 
Propheteuo 
Usage: 24

with
κεφαλή 
Kephale 
Usage: 63

κεφαλή 
Kephale 
Usage: 63

ἀκατακάλυπτος 
Akatakaluptos 
Usage: 2

καταισχύνω 
Kataischuno 
Usage: 13

her
ἑαυτοῦ 
heautou 
Usage: 249

κεφαλή 
Kephale 
Usage: 63

for
γάρ 
Gar 
for, , not tr
Usage: 825

that is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585


and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

one
εἷς 
heis 
one, a, other, some, not tr,
Usage: 188

as if
ξυράω 
Xurao 
Usage: 3

she

Usage: 0

Context Readings

Concerning Head Coverings In Worship

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, 6 for if a woman is not covered -- then let her be shorn, and if it is a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven -- let her be covered;

Cross References

Deuteronomy 21:12

then thou hast brought her in unto the midst of thy household, and she hath shaved her head, and prepared her nails,

Acts 21:9

and this one had four daughters, virgins, prophesying.

Luke 2:36

And there was Anna, a prophetess, daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher, she was much advanced in days, having lived with an husband seven years from her virginity,

1 Corinthians 14:34

Your women in the assemblies let them be silent, for it hath not been permitted to them to speak, but to be subject, as also the law saith;

Acts 2:17

And it shall be in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of My Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams;

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