1 Corinthians 11:7 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

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

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁷ For 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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁷ For a man ought not to wear anything on his head [in church], for he is the image and [reflected] glory of God [his function of government reflects the majesty of the divine Rule]; but woman is [the expression of] man's glory (majesty, preeminence). [Gen. 1:26.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁷ For 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.

Common English Bible

⁷ A man shouldn’t have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is man’s glory.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁷ Certainly, a man ought not to cover his head, for he is the image and glory of God. But woman is the glory of man.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁷ The 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.

1 Corinthians 11:7 Cross References

Genesis 3:16

To the woman he said, “I will greatly multiply your pain in childbearing; in pain you shall bring forth children, yet your desire shall be for your husband, and he shall rule over you.”

Genesis 5:1

This is the book of the generations of Adam. When God created man, he made him in the likeness of God.

Genesis 9:6

Whoever sheds the blood of man, by man shall his blood be shed; for God made man in his own image.

Psalm 8:6

Thou hast given him dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet,

Proverbs 12:4

A good wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.

1 Corinthians 11:3

But I want you to understand that the head of every man is Christ, the head of a woman is her husband, and the head of Christ is God.

1 Corinthians 11:6

For if a woman will not veil herself, then she should cut off her hair; but if it is disgraceful for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her wear a veil.

2 Corinthians 8:23

As for Titus, he is my partner and fellow worker in your service; and as for our brethren, they are messengers of the churches, the glory of Christ.

James 3:9

With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God.