1 ^zBe imitators of me, as I am of Christ.

2 Now I commend you ^abecause you remember me in everything and ^bmaintain the traditions ^ceven as I delivered them to you. 3 But I want you to understand that ^dthe head of every man is Christ, ^ethe head of a wife¹ is her husband,² and ^fthe head of Christ is God. 4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head, 5 but every wife³ who prays or ^gprophesies ^hwith her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same ⁱas if her head were shaven. 6 For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. 7 For a man ought not to cover his head, since ^jhe is the image and glory of God, but ^kwoman is the glory of man. 8 For ^lman was not made from woman, but woman from man. 9 Neither was man created for woman, but ^mwoman for man. 10 That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels.⁴ 11 Nevertheless, ⁿin the Lord woman is not independent of man nor man of woman; 12 for as woman was made from man, so man is now born of woman. And ^oall things are from God. 13 Judge for yourselves: is it proper for a wife to pray to God with her head uncovered? 14 Does not nature itself teach you that if a man wears long hair it is a disgrace for him, 15 but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? For her hair is given to her for a covering. 16 ^pIf anyone is inclined to be contentious, we have no such practice, nor do ^qthe churches of God.