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Roles in Worship

1 Corinthians 11:7

In 9 translations

BSB
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.
KJV
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.
WEB
For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
ASV
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.
LSV
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,
YLT
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,
DBY
For man indeed ought not to have his head covered, being God's image and glory; but woman is man's glory.Elohim
DRC
The man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.
GNV
For a man ought not to couer his head: for as much as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ἡ (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
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  • SBLGNT: ἡ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἡ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἀνὴρ μὲν γὰρ οὐκ ὀφείλει κατακαλύπτεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν, εἰκὼν καὶ δόξα θεοῦ ὑπάρχων· ἡ γυνὴ δὲ δόξα ἀνδρός ἐστιν.
RP2018
Ἀνὴρ μὲν γὰρ οὐκ ὀφείλει κατακαλύπτεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν, εἰκὼν καὶ δόξα θεοῦ ὑπάρχων· γυνὴ δὲ δόξα ἀνδρός ἐστιν.
TR-Boyd
Ἀνὴρ μὲν γὰρ οὐκ ὀφείλει κατακαλύπτεσθαι τὴν κεφαλήν, εἰκὼν καὶ δόξα Θεοῦ ὑπάρχων· γυνὴ δὲ δόξα ἀνδρός ἐστιν.
SCR1894
ανηρ μεν γαρ ουκ οφειλει κατακαλυπτεσθαι την κεφαλην εικων και δοξα θεου υπαρχων γυνη δε δοξα ανδρος εστιν

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  • 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.
  • Genesis 9:6Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man his blood will be shed; for in His own image God has made mankind.
  • 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.
  • Genesis 1:26–27Then 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.” So…
  • Psalms 8:6You made him ruler of the works of Your hands; You have placed everything under his feet:
  • 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.”
  • 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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