1 Corinthians 11:3

11:3 But I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man, and the man is the head of a woman, ¹  and God is the head of Christ.

1 Corinthians 11:7

11:7 For a man should not have his head covered, since he is the image and glory of God. But the woman is the glory of the man.

1 Corinthians 11:9

11:9 Neither was man created for the sake of woman, but woman for man.

1 Corinthians 11:11

11:11 In any case, in the Lord woman is not independent of man, nor is man independent of woman.

[11:3]  ¹ tn Or “the husband is the head of his wife.” The same Greek words translated “man” and “woman” can mean, as determined by context, “husband” and “wife” respectively. Such an approach is followed by NAB, TEV, NRSV, and NLT (with some variations).