1 Corinthians 11:7

1 Corinthians 11:7 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For a man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God, but woman is the glory of man.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.

Context of 1 Corinthians 11:7

5But when a woman prays or she speaks a message from God, she should cover her head. If she does not cover her head, she does not respect the one who is her head. It would be as bad as if she cut off all her hair. 6If a woman refuses to cover her head, she should cut off her hair. But, if a woman has no hair, or she has very short hair, she becomes very ashamed. So it is better that she should cover her head in your meetings. Men show what God is like and they show how great God is. So a man should not cover his head in your meetings. But a woman shows how great men are. 8When God made people, he did not use part of the woman to make a man. God made the man first. Then he made the woman from part of the man. 9Neither did God make the man to help the woman. No, God made the woman to help the man.

1 Corinthians 11:7 word by word

Ἀνὴρ μὲν γὰρ οὐκ ὀφείλει κατακαλύπτεσθαι τὴν κεφαλὴν εἰκὼν καὶ δόξα θεοῦ ὑπάρχων· ἡ γυνὴ δὲ δόξα ἀνδρός ἐστιν·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• a manἀνήρanēr · manG435
• indeedμένmen · on the other handG3303
• oughtὀφείλωopheilō opheileō · to oweG3784
• notοὐou · noG3756
• to coverκατακαλύπτωkatakaluptō · to coverG2619
• headὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• headκεφαλήkephalē · headG2776
• forasmuch as he isὑπάρχωhuparchō · be alreadyG5225
• the imageεἰκώνeikōn · imageG1504
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• gloryδόξαdoxa · gloryG1391
• of Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• butδέde · thenG1161
• the womanγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510

Cross-references for 1 Corinthians 11:7

• Genesis 1:26Then God said, ‘We will make humans so that they are very much like us. They will rule over the fish in the sea and over the birds in the sky. They will rule over the farm animals. They will rule over the whole earth and all the animals that move along the ground.’
• Genesis 5:1This is the report about Adam and his family. When God made men and women, he made them like himself.
• Genesis 9:6God made people so that they were like himself. So if anyone kills a human, another human must kill him.
• Psalms 8:6You have chosen them to rule everything that you have made. You have put everything under their authority.
• James 3:9We use our tongue to praise the Lord God who is our Father. But then we use it to curse other people. That is wrong, because God made those people to be like himself.
• 1 Corinthians 11:3This is something that I want you to know: Christ has authority over every man, as his head. Also, the head of a woman is her husband. And the head of Christ is God.
• Genesis 3:16God said to the woman, ‘I will cause you to have great pain when you give birth to children. You will want to please your husband. But he will rule over you as your master.’

Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7A man indeed ought not to cover his head - He should not wear his cap or turban in the public congregation, for this was a badge of servitude, or an indication that he had a conscience overwhelmed with guilt; and besides, it was contrary to the custom that prevailed, both among the Greeks and Romans. He is the image and glory of God - He is God's vicegerent in this lower world; and, by the authority which he has received from his Master, he is his…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head - That is, with a veil; or in public worship; when he approaches God, or when in His name he addresses his fellow man. It is not fit and proper that he should be covered. The reason why it is not proper, the apostle immediately states. Forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God - The phrase “the image of God” refers to the fact that man was made in the likeness of his Maker Genesis 1:27; and proves that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-16Verses 2-16 Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, ch. 1Co 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the will, and sought the honour of God, so the Christian should avow his subjection to Christ, doing his will and seeking his glory. We should, even in our dress and habit, avoid every thing that may dishonour Christ. The woman was made subject to man, because made for…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7he is the image and glory of God: See Genesis 1:26–27.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 7-97-9. Argument, also, from man's more immediate relation to God, and the woman's to man. he is ... image ... glory of God--being created in God's "image," first and directly: the woman, subsequently, and indirectly, through the mediation of man. Man is the representative of God's "glory" this ideal of man being realized most fully in the Son of man (Psa 8:4, 5; compare 2Co 8:23). Man is declared in Scripture to be both the "image," and in the "likeness,"…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Corinthians 11:7

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Commentaries on 1 Corinthians 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings