1 Corinthians 11:5

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

but any woman who prays or prophesies with her head unveiled shames her head—it is one and the same thing as having her head shaved.

Cross References

Isaiah 47:2

Take the millstones and grind meal; remove your veil; strip off your robe; uncover your legs; pass through the rivers.

Luke 2:36

There was also a prophet, Anna the daughter of Phanuel, of the tribe of Asher. She was of a great age, having lived with her husband seven years after her marriage,

Acts 2:17

‘In the last days it will be, God declares, that I will pour out my Spirit upon all flesh, and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams.

Acts 21:9

He had four unmarried daughters who had the gift of prophecy.

1 Corinthians 11:4

Any man who prays or prophesies with something on his head shames his head,

1 Corinthians 11:6

For if a woman will not veil herself, then she should cut off her hair, but if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or to be shaved, she should wear a veil.

1 Corinthians 14:34

Women should be silent in the churches. For they are not permitted to speak but should be subordinate, as the law also says.

Deuteronomy 21:12

and so you bring her home to your house: she shall shave her head, pare her nails,