1 Corinthians 11:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.”

1 Corinthians 11:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 11:15 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 11:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.”

1 Corinthians 11:15 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 11:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. ”

1 Corinthians 11:15 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 11:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her;”

1 Corinthians 11:15 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 11:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But woman, if she have long hair, [it is] glory to her; for the long hair is given [to her] in lieu of a veil. ”

1 Corinthians 11:15 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 11:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But if a woman haue long heare, it is a prayse vnto her: for her heare is giuen her for a couering.”

1 Corinthians 11:15 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 11:15 in Context — 1 Corinthians 11

13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?

15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

16 But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God.

17 Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 11:15 Mean?

1 Corinthians 11:15 is a verse from the Book of 1 Corinthians, part of the New Testament. It appears in 1 Corinthians chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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