1 Corinthians 11:5

Geneva Bible (1560)

But euery woman that prayeth or prophecieth bare headed, dishonoureth her head: for it is euen one very thing, as though she were shauen.

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Referenced Verses

  • Deut 21:12 : 12 Then thou shalt bring her home to thine house, and she shal shaue her head, and pare her nayles,
  • Luke 2:36 : 36 And there was a Prophetesse, one Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Aser, which was of a great age, after she had liued with an husband seuen yeeres from her virginitie:
  • Acts 21:9 : 9 Now he had foure daughters virgins, which did prophecie.
  • 1 Cor 14:34 : 34 Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth.
  • Acts 2:17 : 17 And it shalbe in the last daies, saith God, I wil powre out of my Spirite vpon al flesh, & your sonnes, and your daughters shall prophecie, and your yong men shal see visions, and your old men shall dreame dreames.

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  • 1 Cor 11:3-4
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    3But I wil that ye know, that Christ is the head of euery man: and the man is the womans head: and God is Christs head.

    4Euery man praying or prophecying hauing any thing on his head, dishonoureth his head.

  • 1 Cor 11:6-16
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    6Therefore if the woman be not couered, let her also be shorne: and if it be shame for a woman to be shorne or shauen, let her be couered.

    7For a man ought not to couer his head: for as much as he is the image & glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.

    8For the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.

    9For the man was not created for the womans sake: but the woman for the mans sake.

    10Therefore ought the woman to haue power on her head, because of the Angels.

    11Neuertheles, neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man in the Lord.

    12For as the woman is of the man, so is the man also by the woman: but all things are of God.

    13Iudge in your selues, Is it comely that a woman pray vnto God vncouered?

    14Doeth not nature it selfe teach you, that if a man haue long heare, it is a shame vnto him?

    15But if a woman haue long heare, it is a prayse vnto her: for her heare is giuen her for a couering.

    16But if any man lust to be contentious, we haue no such custome, neither the Churches of God.

  • 1 Tim 2:9-12
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    9Likewise also the women, that they aray themselues in comely apparell, with shamefastnes and modestie, not with broyded heare, or gold, or pearles, or costly apparell,

    10But (as becommeth women that professe the feare of God) with good workes.

    11Let the woman learne in silence with all subiection.

    12I permit not a woman to teache, neither to vsurpe authoritie ouer the man, but to be in silence.

  • 1 Cor 14:34-36
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    34Let your women keepe silence in the Churches: for it is not permitted vnto them to speake: but they ought to be subiect, as also the Lawe sayth.

    35And if they will learne any thing, let them aske their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speake in the Church.

    36Came the worde of God out from you? either came it vnto you onely?

  • 1 Pet 3:3-5
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    3Whose apparelling, let it not be that outwarde, with broyded heare, and golde put about, or in putting on of apparell:

    4But let it bee the hidde man of the heart, which consisteth in the incorruption of a meeke and quiet spirite, which is before God a thing much set by.

    5For euen after this maner in time past did the holy women, which trusted in God, tire them selues, and were subiect to their husbands.

  • Isa 3:17
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    17Therefore shall the Lord make the heades of the daughters of Zion balde, and the Lord shall discouer their secrete partes.

  • Eph 5:22-24
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    22Wiues, submit your selues vnto your husbands, as vnto the Lord.

    23For the husband is the wiues head, euen as Christ is the head of the Church, and the same is the sauiour of his body.

    24Therfore as the Church is in subiection to Christ, euen so let the wiues be to their husbads in euery thing.

  • Lev 21:10
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    10Also ye hie Priest among his brethren, (vpon whose head the anointing oyle was powred, and hath consecrated his hand to put on the garments) shall not vncouer his head, nor rent his clothes,

  • Titus 2:5
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    5That they be temperate, chaste, keeping at home, good & subiect vnto their husbands, that the word of God be not euill spoken of.

  • Lev 13:29
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    29If also a man or woman hath a sore on the head or in the beard,

  • Deut 22:5
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    5The woman shal not weare that which perteineth vnto the man, neither shal a man put on womans rayment: for all that doe so, are abomination vnto the Lord thy God.

  • Rev 17:5
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    5And in her forehead was a name written, A mysterie, that great Babylon, that mother of whoredomes, and abominations of the earth.

  • Zech 13:4
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    4And in that day shall the prophetes be ashamed euery one of his vision, when he hath prophesied: neither shall they weare a rough garment to deceiue.

  • Lev 21:5
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    5They shall not make balde partes vpon their head, nor shaue off the locks of their beard, nor make any cuttings in their flesh.

  • Lev 13:40-41
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    40And the man whose heare is fallen off his head, and is balde, is cleane.

    41And if his head lose the heare on the forepart, and be balde before, he is cleane.

  • Eph 5:33
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    33Therefore euery one of you, doe ye so: let euery one loue his wife, euen as himselfe, and let the wife see that shee feare her husband.

  • Num 6:5
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    5While hee is separate by his vowe, the rasor shall not come vpon his head, vntill the dayes be out, in the which he separateth him selfe vnto the Lord, he shalbe holy, and shall let the lockes of the heare of his head growe.

  • Ezek 7:18
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    18They shall also girde them selues with sackecloth, and feare shall couer them, and shame shalbe vpon all faces, & baldnes vpon their heads.

  • 1 Tim 5:5
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    5And shee that is a widowe in deede and left alone, trusteth in God, and continueth in supplications and praiers night and day.

  • 1 Tim 5:16
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    16If any faithfull man, or faithfull woman haue widowes, let them minister vnto them, and let not the Church bee charged, that there may bee sufficient for them that are widowes in deede.

  • Prov 4:9
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    9She shal giue a comely ornamet vnto thine head, yea, she shal giue thee a crowne of glorie.

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    7Likewise ye husbands, dwel with them as men of knowledge, giuing honour vnto the woman, as vnto the weaker vessell, euen as they which are heires together of the grace of life, that your prayers be not interrupted.

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    2The elder women as mothers, the yonger as sisters, with all purenesse.

    3Honour widowes, which are widowes in deede.

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    4The wife hath not the power of her owne bodie, but ye husband: & likewise also the husband hath not ye power of his own body, but the wife.

  • 1 Tim 5:14
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    14I will therefore that the yonger women marie, and beare children, and gouerne the house, and giue none occasion to the aduersary to speake euill.

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    34There is difference also betweene a virgine and a wife: the vnmaried woman careth for the things of the Lord, that she may be holy, both in body and in spirite: but shee that is maried, careth for the things of the worlde, howe shee may please her husband.

    35And this I speake for your owne commoditie, not to tangle you in a snare, but that yee followe that, which is honest, and that yee may cleaue fast vnto the Lord without separation.

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