11. However, woman isn’t independent from man, and man isn’t independent from woman in the Lord.
12. As woman came from man so also man comes from woman. But everything comes from God.
13. Judge for yourselves: Is it appropriate for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14. Doesn’t nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him;
15. but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory? This is because her long hair is given to her for a covering.
16. But if someone wants to argue about this, we don’t have such a custom, nor do God’s churches.
17. Now I don’t praise you as I give the following instruction because when you meet together, it does more harm than good.
18. First of all, when you meet together as a church, I hear that there are divisions among you, and I partly believe it.
19. It’s necessary that there are groups among you, to make it clear who is genuine.
20. So when you get together in one place, it isn’t to eat the Lord’s meal.