1 Corinthians 11:3

Easy To Read Version

But I want you to understand this: The head (authority) of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man. {\cf2\super [78]} And the head of Christ is God.

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

Then the Lord God said to the woman,

Isaiah 52:13

“Look at my Servant. He will be very successful. {\cf2\super [427]} He will be very important. \{In the future\} people will honor and respect him.

Isaiah 55:4

I made David a witness of my power\par for all nations.\par I promised David that he would become\par a ruler and a commander of many nations.”\par

Matthew 28:18

So Jesus came to them and said, “All authority (power) in heaven and on earth is given to me.

John 14:28

You heard me say to you, ‘I am leaving, but I will come back to you.’ If you loved me, then you would be happy that I am going back to the Father. Why? Because the Father is greater than I am.

1 Corinthians 3:23

And you belong to Christ, and Christ belongs to God.

Ephesians 4:15

No! We will speak the truth with love. We will grow to be like Christ in every way. Christ is the head \{and we are the body\}.

Colossians 1:18

Christ is the head of the body. (The body is the church.) Everything comes from him. And he is the Lord {\cf2\super [5]} who was raised from death. So in all things Jesus is most important.

Colossians 2:10

And in Christ you are full. You need nothing else. Christ is ruler over all rulers and powers.

Colossians 2:19

Those people don’t keep themselves under the control of the head (Christ). The whole body depends on Christ. Because of Christ all the parts of the body care for each other and help each other. This strengthens the body and holds it together. And so the body grows in the way God wants.

Colossians 3:18

Wives, be willing to serve your husbands. This is the right thing to do in following the Lord.

1 Peter 3:1

In the same way you wives should be willing to serve your husbands. Then, if some of your husbands have not obeyed \{God’s\} teaching, they will be persuaded to believe. You will not need to say anything. They will be persuaded by the way their wives live.