1 Corinthians 11:2-16

2I am so glad that you always keep me in your thoughts, and that you are following the teachings I passed on to you.

3But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

4A man dishonors his head if he covers his head while praying or prophesying.

5But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head.

6Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering.

7A man should not wear anything on his head when worshiping, for man is made in God’s image and reflects God’s glory. And woman reflects man’s glory.

8For the first man didn’t come from woman, but the first woman came from man.

9And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.

10For this reason, and because the angels are watching, a woman should wear a covering on her head to show she is under authority.

11But among the Lord’s people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women.

12For although the first woman came from man, every other man was born from a woman, and everything comes from God.

13Judge for yourselves. Is it right for a woman to pray to God in public without covering her head?

14Isn’t it obvious that it’s disgraceful for a man to have long hair?

15And isn’t long hair a woman’s pride and joy? For it has been given to her as a covering.

16But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God’s other churches.