4. Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered brings shame on his head.
5. And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered brings shame on her head. It is just as if her head were shaved.
6. What if a woman does not cover her head? She should have her hair cut off. But it is shameful for her to cut her hair or shave it off. So she should cover her head.
7. A man should not cover his head. He is the likeness and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.
8. The man did not come from the woman. The woman came from the man.
9. Also, the man was not created for the woman. The woman was created for the man.
10. That's why a woman should have her head covered. It shows that she is under authority. She should also cover her head because of the angels.
11. But here is how things are for those who belong to the Lord. The woman is not independent of the man. And the man is not independent of the woman.
12. The woman came from the man, and the man is born from the woman. But everything comes from God.
13. You be the judge. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God without covering her head?
14. Suppose a man has long hair. Doesn't the very nature of things teach you that it is shameful?
15. And suppose a woman has long hair. Doesn't the very nature of things teach you that it is her glory? Long hair is given to her as a covering.
16. If anyone wants to argue about that, we don't have any other practice. And God's churches don't either.
17. In the following matters, I don't praise you. Your meetings do more harm than good.
18. First, here is what people are telling me. When you come together as a church, you take sides. And in some ways I believe it.
19. No doubt you need to take sides in order to show which of you God agrees with!
20. When you come together, it is not the Lord's Supper you eat.