1 Corinthians 11:4 Parallel Translations

Every man who covers his head when he prays or speaks what God has revealed dishonors the one who has authority over him.(GOD'S WORD®)

KJV:

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

ASV:

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.

BBE:

Every man who takes part in prayer, or gives teaching as a prophet, with his head covered, puts shame on his head.

DBY:

Every man praying or prophesying, having anything on his head, puts his head to shame.

ERV:

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

WEY:

A man who wears a veil when praying or prophesying dishonors his Head;

WBS:

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoreth his head.

WEB:

Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head.

YLT:

Every man praying or prophesying, having the head covered, doth dishonour his head,

1 Corinthians 11:4 Cross References

XREF:

Acts 13:1 Now there were at Antioch, in the church that was there, prophets and teachers: Barnabas, and Simeon who was called Niger, and Lucius of Cyrene, and Manaen who had been brought up with Herod the tetrarch, and Saul.

1 Thessalonians 5:20 do not despise prophetic utterances. (NASB ©1995)

Commentaries and Concordances

GSB:

11:4 {3} Every {b} man praying or prophesying, having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head.
(3) By this he gathers that if men do either pray or preach in public assemblies having their heads covered (which was then a sign of subjection), they robbed themselves of their dignity, against God's ordinance.
(b) It appears, that this was a political law serving only for the circumstance of the time that Paul lived in, by this reason, because in these our days for a man to speak bareheaded in an assembly is a sign of subjection.

PNT:

11:4 Every man praying or prophesying. The last word means speaking by inspiration.
Having [his] head covered, dishonoureth his head. He dishonors his head by covering what God would have exposed. Some hold that the head dishonored is Christ. I agree rather with Meyer and Schaff, that it is his own. Heathen priests of Rome covered their heads. So do modern Jews.

WES:

11:4 Every man praying or prophesying - Speaking by the immediate power of God. With his head - And face. Covered - Either with a veil or with long hair. Dishonoureth his head - St. Paul seems to mean, As in these eastern nations veiling the head is a badge of subjection, so a man who prays or prophesies with a veil on his head, reflects a dishonour on Christ, whose representative he is.

MHC:

11:2-16 Here begin particulars respecting the public assemblies, ch. 1Co 14. In the abundance of spiritual gifts bestowed on the Corinthians, some abuses had crept in; but as Christ did the will, and sought the honour of God, so the Christian should avow his subjection to Christ, doing his will and seeking his glory. We should, even in our dress and habit, avoid every thing that may dishonour Christ. The woman was made subject to man, because made for his help and comfort. And she should do nothing, in Christian assemblies, which looked like a claim of being equal. She ought to have power, that is, a veil, on her head, because of the angels. Their presence should keep Christians from all that is wrong while in the worship of God. Nevertheless, the man and the woman were made for one another. They were to be mutual comforts and blessings, not one a slave, and the other a tyrant. God has so settled matters, both in the kingdom of providence and that of grace, that the authority and subjection of each party should be for mutual help and benefit. It was the common usage of the churches, for women to appear in public assemblies, and join in public worship, veiled; and it was right that they should do so. The Christian religion sanctions national customs wherever these are not against the great principles of truth and holiness; affected singularities receive no countenance from any thing in the Bible.

CONC:

Anything Covered Disgraces Dishonoreth Dishonors Dishonour Dishonoureth Gives Prayer Praying Prays Prophesies Prophesying Prophet Puts Shame Takes Teaching Veil Wears

Covered Disgraces Dishonoreth Dishonors Dishonour Dishonoureth Gives Head Part Prayer Praying Prays Prophesies Prophesying Prophet Puts Something Teaching Veil Wears

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