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1 Corinthians 11:10

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

KJV

διὰ τοῦτο ὀφείλει ἡ γυνὴ ἐξουσίαν ἔχειν ἐπὶ τῆς κεφαλῆς διὰ τοὺς ἀγγέλους.

Greek NT

Ideo debet mulier potestatem habere supra caput propter angelos.

Vulgate

for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

ASV

Therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γυνή
gune
noun · 219×
διά
dia
preposition · 633×
κεφαλή
kephale
noun · 75×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
ἄγγελος
aggelos
verb · 176×
ἐξουσία
exousia
noun · 102×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔχω
echo
verb · 707×
ὀφείλω
opheilo
verb · 35×
o
article · 19778×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 24:64 — And Rebekah lifted up her eyes, and when she saw Isaac, she lighted off the camel.
  • Heb 1:14 — Are they not all ministering spirits, sent forth to minister for them who shall be heirs of salvation?