-
1 Corinthians 11:15New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
-
-
15 but if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her? For her hair is given to her instead of a covering.
-
-
1 Corinthians 11:15The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
-
-
15
γυνὴ δὲ ἐὰν κομᾷ, δόξα αὐτῇ ἐστίν; ὅτι ἡ κόμη ἀντὶ περιβολαίου δέδοται αὐτῇ.
-
-
1 Corinthians 11:15The Bible in Living English
-
-
15 but if a woman has long hair it is a glory to her, because she is given her hair to serve as a wrap?
-
-
1 Corinthians 11:15American Standard Version
-
-
15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
-
-
1 Corinthians 11:15The Emphasized Bible
-
-
15 But if a woman have long hair it is a glory to her,—For her long hair instead of a veil hath been given to her.
-
-
1 Corinthians 11:15King James Version
-
-
15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.
-
-
1 Corinthians Study Notes—Chapter 11New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
-
-
given to her instead of a covering: The Greek word rendered “covering” (pe·ri·boʹlai·on) appears only here in the Christian Greek Scriptures. It means something that one throws around oneself, such as a wrap that covers the head and shoulders. Among Jews and Greeks, hair length was a means of readily distinguishing a person’s gender. Slave women and possibly some women caught in adultery had their heads shaved or their hair cut short. (See study note on 1Co 11:5.) The long hair of a woman was a natural reminder of her submission to headship. (1Co 11:3) A woman who wore a form of head covering as “a sign of authority” when praying or prophesying in the Christian congregation demonstrated before others, including the angels, her recognition of the headship principle.—1Co 11:3-16; see study note on 1Co 11:10.
-