Liturgy Gospel
Paulines Epistle
Paul, the servant of our Lord Jesus Christ, called to be an apostle, appointed to the Gospel of God.
A reading from the Epistle of our teacher Paul to the Corinthians .
May his blessings be upon us.
Amen.
1 Corinthians 11 : 2 - 16
Chapter 11
| 2 | Now I praise you, brethren, that you remember me in all things and keep the traditions just as I delivered them to you.
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| 3 | But I want you to know that the head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.
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| 4 | Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.
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| 5 | But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved.
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| 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.
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| 7 | For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but woman is the glory of man.
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| 8 | For man is not from woman, but woman from man.
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| 9 | Nor was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.
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| 10 | For this reason the woman ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.
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| 11 | Nevertheless, neither is man independent of woman, nor woman independent of man, in the Lord.
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| 12 | For as woman came from man, even so man also comes through woman; but all things are from God.
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| 13 | Judge among yourselves. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
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| 14 | Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
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| 15 | But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.
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| 16 | But if anyone seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, nor do the churches of God.
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The grace of God the Father be with you all.
Amen.
