²³ For the husband is the head of the wife, and Christ also is the head of the assembly, being himself the savior of the body.

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, dishonors his head.

⁵ But every woman praying or prophesying with her head unveiled dishonors her head. For it is one and the same thing as if she were shaved.

⁶ For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.

⁷ For a man indeed ought not to have his head covered, because he is the image and glory of God, but the woman is the glory of the man.

⁸ For man is not from woman, but woman from man;

⁹ for neither was man created for the woman, but woman for the man.

¹⁰ For this cause the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels.

¹⁸ He is the head of the body, the assembly, who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

²² He put all things in subjection under his feet, and gave him to be head over all things for the assembly,

²³ which is his body, the fullness of him who fills all in all.

¹⁵ but speaking truth in love, we may grow up in all things into him, who is the head, Christ;

²⁵ Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the assembly, and gave himself up for it;

²⁶ that he might sanctify it, having cleansed it by the washing of water with the word,

⁹ They sang a new song, saying, "You are worthy to take the book, And to open its seals: For you were killed, And bought us for God with your blood, Out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,