Long Hair

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

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

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

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;

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;

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.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

but the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

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

Nevertheless, neither is the woman independent of the man, nor the man independent of the woman, in the Lord. — read the full passage →

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.

It was that Mary who had anointed the Lord with ointment, and wiped his feet with her hair, whose brother, Lazarus, was sick.

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

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

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.

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 →

Neither shall you swear by your head, for you can’t make one hair white or black.

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 →

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

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; — read the full passage →

If they desire to learn anything, let them ask their own husbands at home, for it is shameful for a woman to chatter in the assembly.

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

Wives, be subject to your own husbands, as to the Lord. — read the full passage →

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

For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

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.

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 →

Don’t be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may prove what is the good, well-pleasing, and perfect will of God.

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

If you love me, keep my commandments.

Jesus said to him, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.

Mary, therefore, took a pound of ointment of pure nard, very precious, and anointed the feet of Jesus, and wiped his feet with her hair. The house was filled with the fragrance of the ointment.

But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. Therefore don’t be afraid. You are of more value than many sparrows.

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.

The brothers immediately sent Paul and Silas away by night to Beroea. When they arrived, they went into the Jewish synagogue. — read the full passage →