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1 Corinthians 11:7
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6If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off. And if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head.7A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.8For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.
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Berean Standard Bible
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
American Standard Version (1901)
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.
Bible in Basic English
For it is not right for a man to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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.
Free Bible Version
A man shouldn't cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God, while the woman is the glory of the man.
Geneva Bible 1599
For a man ought not to couer his head: for as much as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
King James (Authorized) Version
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.
Plain English Version
You see, God made the man like himself, to show everyone that God is great and good. So a man can’t cover his head. He has to show that he respects God. And a man looks after his wife, and she shows how good her husband is, so she has to cover her head to show that she respects him.
Translation for Translators
Men should not wear coverings over their heads when they pray or speak messages that God gave them, because they represent what God is like [MET] and they show how great God is. But women show how great men (OR, their husbands) are.
Unlocked Literal Bible
For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.
Noah Webster Bible
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.
World English Bible
For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.
Young's Literal Translation
for a man, indeed, ought not to cover the head, being the image and glory of God, and a woman is the glory of a man,