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11 Follow my example, as I follow the example of Christ.

Being Under Authority

I praise you because you remember me in everything. You follow closely the teachings that I gave you. But I want you to understand this: The head of every man is Christ. And the head of a woman is the man.[a] And the head of Christ is God.

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  1. 11:3 the man This could also mean “her husband.”

11 Follow my example,(A) as I follow the example of Christ.(B)

On Covering the Head in Worship

I praise you(C) for remembering me in everything(D) and for holding to the traditions just as I passed them on to you.(E) But I want you to realize that the head of every man is Christ,(F) and the head of the woman is man,[a](G) and the head of Christ is God.(H)

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:3 Or of the wife is her husband