1 Corinthians 11:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.”

1 Corinthians 11:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Corinthians 11:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Corinthians 11:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“But I would have you know that the head of every man is Christ, and the head of the woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.”

1 Corinthians 11:3 — World English Bible

1 Corinthians 11:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. ”

1 Corinthians 11:3 — American Standard Version

1 Corinthians 11:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and I wish you to know that of every man the head is the Christ, and the head of a woman is the husband, and the head of Christ is God.”

1 Corinthians 11:3 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Corinthians 11:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“But I wish you to know that the Christ is the head of every man, but woman's head [is] the man, and the Christ's headGod. ”

1 Corinthians 11:3 — Darby Translation

1 Corinthians 11:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“But I wil that ye know, that Christ is the head of euery man: and the man is the womans head: and God is Christs head.”

1 Corinthians 11:3 — Geneva Bible

1 Corinthians 11:3 in Context — 1 Corinthians 11

1 Be ye followers of me, even as I also am of Christ.

2 Now I praise you, brethren, that ye remember me in all things, and keep the ordinances, as I delivered them to you.

3 But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

4 Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.

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.

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What Does 1 Corinthians 11:3 Mean?

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