New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Corinthians 11:2-16

2NowδὲdeG1161I praiseἘπαινῶEpainōG1867you becauseὅτιhotiG3754yourememberμέμνησθε,memnēstheG3403me in everythingπάνταpantaG3956andholdG2722firmlyG2722toG2722the traditionsπαραδόσειςparadoseisG3862,justG2531asG2531I handedG3860them downG3860to you.

3But I wantΘέλωThelōG2309you to understandG3609that ChristΧριστόςChristosG5547is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of everyπαντὸςpantosG3956manἀνδρὸςandrosG435, andthe manἀνήρ·anērG435is the headκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of a womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,and Godθεός.¶theosG2316is theheadκεφαλὴkephalēG2776of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547.

4EveryΠᾶςPasG3956manἀνὴρanērG435who hasἔχωνechōnG2192somethingon his headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776while prayingπροσευχόμενοςproseuchomenosG4336orἢēG2228prophesyingπροφητεύωνprophēteuōnG4395disgracesκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617his headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776.

5But everyπᾶσαpasaG3956womanγυνὴgunēG1135who has her headκεφαλῇkephalēaG2776uncoveredἀκατακαλύπτῳakatakaluptōG177while prayingπροσευχομένηproseuchomenēG4336orἢēG2228prophesyingπροφητεύουσαprophēteuousaG4395disgracesκαταισχύνειkataischuneiG2617her headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776,for it is oneἓνhenG1520and the sameG846as the womanG1135whose head isshavedἐξυρημένῃ.exurēmenēG3587.

6For ifεἰeiG1487a womanγυνή,gunēG1135does not coverκατακαλύπτεταιkatakaluptetaiG2619her head, have her alsoκαὶkaiG2532cutG2751her hairG2751offG2751;howeverδὲdeG1161,ifεἰeiG1487it is disgracefulαἰσχρὸνaischronG150for a womanγυναικὶgunaikiG1135tohave her hairG2751cutG2751offG2751orἢēG2228her head shavedξυρᾶσθαι,xurasthaiG3587,have her coverκατακαλυπτέσθω.¶katakaluptesthōG2619her head.

7For a manἈνὴρAnērG435shouldὀφείλειopheileiG3784not have his headκεφαλὴνkephalēnG2776coveredκατακαλύπτεσθαιkatakaluptesthaiG2619, since he is theimageεἰκὼνeikōnG1504and gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;but the womanγυνὴgunēG1135is the gloryδόξαdoxaG1391of manἀνδρόςandrosG435.

8FormanἀνὴρanērG435does not originateἐστινestinG1510from womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135,but womanγυνὴgunēG1135from manἀνδρός·androsG435;

9for indeedκαὶkaiG2532manἀνὴρanērG435was not createdἐκτίσθηektisthēG2936for the woman’sγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135sakeδιὰdiaG1223, butwomanγυνὴgunēG1135for the man’sἄνδρα·andraG435sakeδιὰdiaG1223.

10Thereforeδιὰ τοῦτοdia toutoG1223 G3778the womanγυνὴgunēG1135shouldὀφείλειopheileiG3784haveἔχεινecheinG2192a symbol ofauthorityἐξουσίανexousianG1849on her headκεφαλῆςkephalēsG2776,becauseδιὰdiaG1223of the angelsἀγγέλους.angelousG32.

11HoweverπλὴνplēnG4133,in the Lordκυρίῳ·kuriōG2962,neitherοὔτεouteG3777is womanγυνὴgunēG1135independentχωρὶςchōrisG5565of manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,norοὔτεouteG3777is manἀνὴρanērG435independentχωρὶςchōrisG5565of womanγυναικὸςgunaikosG1135.

12For as the womanγυνὴgunēG1135originatedfrom the manἀνδρὸςandrosG435,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoκαὶkaiG2532the manἀνὴρanērG435has his birththroughδιὰdiaG1223the womanγυναικός,gunaikosG1135; andallG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956originatefrom Godθεοῦ.theouG2316.

13Judgeκρίνατε·krinateG2919for yourselvesὑμῖν αὐτοῖςhumin autoisG4771 G846:is it properπρέπονpreponG4241for a womanγυναῖκαgunaikaG1135to prayπροσεύχεσθαι;proseuchesthaiG4336to GodθεῷtheōG2316with her headuncoveredἀκατακάλυπτονakatakaluptonG177?

14Does evenοὐδὲoudeG3761natureφύσιςphusisG5449itselfG846not teachδιδάσκειdidaskeiG1321you that ifἐὰνeanG1437a manἀνὴρanērG435hasG2863longκομᾷ,komaG2863hairG2863,it is a dishonorἀτιμίαatimiaG819to him,

15but ifἐὰνeanG1437a womanγυνὴgunēG1135hasG2863longκομᾷ,komaG2863hairG2863,it is a gloryδόξαdoxaG1391to her? For her hairκόμηkomēG2864is givenδέδοταιdedotaiG1325to her as a coveringπεριβολαίουperibolaiouG4018.

16But ifεἰeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100is inclinedδοκεῖdokeiG1380to be contentiousφιλόνεικοςphiloneikosG5380,we haveἔχομενechomenG2192noοὐκoukG3756suchτοιαύτηνtoiautēnG5108practiceσυνήθειανsunētheianG4914,norοὐδὲoudeG3761havethe churchesἐκκλησίαιekklēsiaiG1577of Godθεοῦ.¶theouG2316.

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