“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.”

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.