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But 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.[a] A man dishonors his head[b] if he covers his head while praying or prophesying. But a woman dishonors her head[c] if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head.

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  1. 11:3 Or to know: The source of every man is Christ, the source of woman is man, and the source of Christ is God. Or to know: Every man is responsible to Christ, a woman is responsible to her husband, and Christ is responsible to God.
  2. 11:4 Or dishonors Christ.
  3. 11:5 Or dishonors her husband.

But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ,(A) and the head of the woman is man,[a](B) and the head of Christ is God.(C) Every man who prays or prophesies(D) with his head covered dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies(E) with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.(F)

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  1. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Or of the wife is her husband