“For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. 1 Corinthians 11 contains 34 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.