1 Corinthians 11:5

“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.”

"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." - 1 Corinthians 11:5
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What does 1 Corinthians 11:5 mean?

1 Corinthians 11:5 (KJV): "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." This verse from the book of 1 Corinthians addresses the roles and behaviors of women within the context of…

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The Sacred Covering: Honoring God through Our Actions

As we delve into the rich tapestry of 1 Corinthians 11:5, we are confronted with a passage that holds significant weight in understanding the relationship between worship, honor, and the roles of men and women in the Christian faith. The verse states, "But every woman that…

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A Prayer for Honor and Reverence in Worship

Heavenly Father, In the stillness of this holy moment, I come before You with a heart full of reverence and awe. I bring to You the words of Your servant Paul as recorded in 1 Corinthians 11:5: "But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her…

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1 Corinthians 11:5 - "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."
1 Corinthians 5:11 - "But now I have written unto you not to keep company, if any man that is called a brother be a fornicator, or covetous, or an idolater, or a railer, or a drunkard, or an extortioner; with such an one no not to eat."
2 Corinthians 11:5 - "For I suppose I was not a whit behind the very chiefest apostles."
1 Corinthians 11:26-29
1 Corinthians 11:26-29
1 Corinthians 11:8 - "For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man."
1 Corinthians 11:1 - "Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ."
1 Corinthians 11:11 - "Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord."
1 Corinthians 15:8-11
1 Corinthians 12:5 - "And there are differences of administrations, but the same Lord."
1 Corinthians 15:5 - "And that he was seen of Cephas, then of the twelve:"
1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
1 Corinthians 5:11 But now I have written to you not to keep company with anyone named a brother, who is sexually immoral, or covetous, or an idolater, or a reviler, or a drunkard, or an extortioner—not even to eat with such a person.
1 Corinthians 11:9 - "Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man."
1 Corinthians 1:5 - "That in every thing ye are enriched by him, in all utterance, and in all knowledge;"
1 Corinthians 11:31 - "For if we would judge ourselves, we should not be judged."
1 Corinthians 5:5 - "To deliver such an one unto Satan for the destruction of the flesh, that the spirit may be saved in the day of the Lord Jesus."
1 Corinthians 11:30 - "For this cause many are weak and sickly among you, and many sleep."
1 Corinthians 5:9 - "I wrote unto you in an epistle not to company with fornicators:"
1 Corinthians 11:13 - "Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?"
1 Corinthians 11:10 - "For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels."
1 Corinthians 2:5 - "That your faith should not stand in the wisdom of men, but in the power of God."
1 Corinthians 10:5 - "But with many of them God was not well pleased: for they were overthrown in the wilderness."
1 Corinthians 11:20 - "When ye come together therefore into one place, this is not to eat the Lord's supper."
2 Corinthians 5:11 - "Knowing therefore the terror of the Lord, we persuade men; but we are made manifest unto God; and I trust also are made manifest in your consciences."
1 Corinthians 1:11 - "For it hath been declared unto me of you, my brethren, by them which are of the house of Chloe, that there are contentions among you."
1 Corinthians 11:32 - "But when we are judged, we are chastened of the Lord, that we should not be condemned with the world."
1 Corinthians 11:16 - "But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God."