7For 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.


In Context

4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

5 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.

6 For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.

7 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.

8 For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

9 for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

1 Corinthians 11:7 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:7For 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.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

11:7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

11:7The 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.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

11:7For 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:7For man indeed ought not to have his head covered, being God's image and glory; but woman is man's glory.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

11:7For 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

11:7For 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

11:7for 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,

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

11:7For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, for as much as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.