11. In any case—in the Lord—woman is not independent of man and man is not independent of woman.
12. For just as the woman came from the man, so also the man comes through the woman—but all things are from God.
13. Judge for yourselves—is it proper for a woman to pray to God with her head uncovered?
14. Doesn’t the natural order of things teach you—if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him;
15. but if a woman has long hair, it is her glory, for her hair was given to her as a covering.
16. But if anyone intends to be contentious, we have no such custom—nor do God’s communities.
17. But in giving you this instruction I do not praise you, for when you meet together it does more harm than good.
18. For first of all, when you come together as Messiah’s community, I hear that there are divisions among you; and to some extent I believe it—
19. for there must be factions among you, so that those among you who are tried and true may be evident.
20. Therefore, when you meet together in the same place, it is not to eat the Lord’s Supper—