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Hair Covering

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1 Corinthians 11:5–6

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:15

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.

1 Timothy 2:9

In the same way, that women also adorn themselves in decent clothing, with modesty and propriety; not just with braided hair, gold, pearls, or expensive clothing;

1 Peter 3:3

Let your beauty be not just the outward adorning of braiding the hair, and of wearing jewels of gold, or of putting on fine clothing;

1 Corinthians 11:13–16

Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled? — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:10

For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.

1 Corinthians 11:1–34

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:6

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

1 Corinthians 11:13

Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled?

1 Timothy 2:8–15

I desire therefore that the men in every place pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and doubting. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:5

But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.

1 Corinthians 11:7

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.

1 Corinthians 11:2–16

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:4

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

1 Corinthians 11:4–7

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:1–16

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:13–15

Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled? — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:16

But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies.

1 Corinthians 11:14

Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?

1 Corinthians 11:14–15

Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? — read the full passage →

Matthew 23:23

“Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! For you tithe mint, dill, and cumin, and have left undone the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faith. But you ought to have done these, and not to have left the other undone.

Revelation 9:8

They had hair like women’s hair, and their teeth were like those of lions.

1 Corinthians 11:2

Now I praise you, brothers, that you remember me in all things, and hold firm the traditions, even as I delivered them to you.

1 Corinthians 11:3–16

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. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:3

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.

1 Timothy 2:1–15

I exhort therefore, first of all, that petitions, prayers, intercessions, and givings of thanks, be made for all men: — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:4–16

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. — read the full passage →

Romans 1:26–27

For this reason, God gave them up to vile passions. For their women changed the natural function into that which is against nature. — read the full passage →

Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither slave nor free man, there is neither male nor female; for you are all one in Christ Jesus.

1 Corinthians 11:15–16

But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:4–6

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:3–4

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. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 11:1–15

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 9:5

Have we no right to take along a wife who is a believer, even as the rest of the apostles, and the brothers of the Lord, and Cephas?

1 Corinthians 1:30

But of him, you are in Christ Jesus, who was made to us wisdom from God, and righteousness and sanctification, and redemption:

Luke 7:38

Standing behind at his feet weeping, she began to wet his feet with her tears, and she wiped them with the hair of her head, kissed his feet, and anointed them with the ointment.

1 Corinthians 11:9

for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

1 Corinthians 11:1

Be imitators of me, even as I also am of Christ.

Luke 21:18

And not a hair of your head will perish.

Luke 11:11

“Which of you fathers, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, he won’t give him a snake instead of a fish, will he?

Matthew 23:33

You serpents, you offspring of vipers, how will you escape the judgment of Gehenna?

Revelation 1:1

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

2 Thessalonians 3:6

Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw yourselves from every brother who walks in rebellion, and not after the tradition which they received from us.

2 Thessalonians 2:15

So then, brothers, stand firm, and hold the traditions which you were taught by us, whether by word, or by letter.

1 Corinthians 14:37

If any man thinks himself to be a prophet, or spiritual, let him recognize the things which I write to you, that they are the commandment of the Lord.

1 Corinthians 7:1

Now concerning the things about which you wrote to me: it is good for a man not to touch a woman.

1 Corinthians 1:1–31

Paul, called to be an apostle of Jesus Christ through the will of God, and our brother Sosthenes, — read the full passage →

Acts 18:18

Paul, having stayed after this many more days, took his leave of the brothers, and sailed from there for Syria, together with Priscilla and Aquila. He shaved his head in Cenchreae, for he had a vow.

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