1 Corinthians 11:6

New Testament · SCRIPTURE

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

If 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.

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KJV

King James Version

For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.

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WEB

World English Bible

For if a woman is not covered, let her hair also be cut off. But if it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut off or be shaved, let her be covered.

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ASV

American Standard Version

For if a woman is not veiled, let her also be shorn: but if it is a shame to a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be veiled.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

For if a woman does not cover her head, also let her be shorn. And if [it is] shameful to a woman to be shorn or to be shaven, let her cover her head.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

1 Corinthians 11

⁴ Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head.

⁵ And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for it is just as if her head were shaved.

⁶ If 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.

⁷ 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.

⁸ For man did not come from woman, but woman from man.

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