Key Verse Spotlight
1 Corinthians 11:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“Every man praying or prophesying, having {his} head covered, dishonoureth his head.”
1 Corinthians 11:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered {them} to you. {ordinances: or, traditions}
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman {is} the man; and the head of Christ {is} God.
Every man praying or prophesying, having {his} head covered, dishonoureth his head.
But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with {her} head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
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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