4. Every man who prophesies or prays with his head covered brings shame to his head.
5. But every woman who prays or prophesies should have her head covered. If her head is not covered, she brings shame to her head. She is the same as a woman who has her head shaved.
6. If a woman does not cover her head, it is the same as cutting off all her hair. But it is shameful for a woman to cut off her hair or to shave her head. So she should cover her head.
7. But a man should not cover his head, because he is made like God and is God’s glory. But woman is man’s glory.
8. Man did not come from woman, but woman came from man.
9. And man was not made for woman. Woman was made for man.
10. So that is why a woman should have her head covered with something to show that she is under authority. And also she should do this because of the angels.
11. But in the Lord the woman is important to the man, and the man is important to the woman.
12. This is true because woman came from man, but also man is born from woman. Really, everything comes from God.
13. Decide this for yourselves: Is it right for a woman to pray to God without something on her head?
14. Even nature itself teaches you that wearing long hair is shameful for a man.
15. But wearing long hair is a woman’s honor. Long hair is given to the woman to cover her head.
16. Some people may still want to argue about this. But I would add that neither we nor the churches of God accept any other practice.