# 1 Corinthians 11.15 **Book:** [1 Corinthians](/codex/1-corinthians/) · ASV / WEB / KJV / YLT ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 13. Judge ye in yourselves: is it seemly that a woman pray unto God unveiled? 14. Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a dishonor to him? > > **15. But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.** > > 16. But if any man seemeth to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. 17. But in giving you this charge, I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better but for the worse. (1 Corinthians 11:13-17, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 13. Judge for yourselves. Is it appropriate that a woman pray to God unveiled? 14. Doesn’t even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him? > > **15. But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering.** > > 16. But if any man seems to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither do God’s assemblies. 17. But in giving you this command, I don’t praise you, that you come together not for the better but for the worse. (1 Corinthians 11:13-17, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 13. Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered? 14. Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him? > > **15. But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering. covering: or, veil** > > 16. But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God. 17. Now in this that I declare unto you I praise you not, that ye come together not for the better, but for the worse. (1 Corinthians 11:13-17, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 13. In your own selves judge ye; is it seemly for a woman uncovered to pray to God? 14. doth not even nature itself teach you, that if a man indeed have long hair, a dishonour it is to him? > > **15. and a woman, if she have long hair, a glory it is to her, because the hair instead of a covering hath been given to her;** > > 16. and if any one doth think to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the assemblies of God. 17. And this declaring, I give no praise, because not for the better, but for the worse ye come together; (1 Corinthians 11:13-17, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## Theological reading _Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._ ## Key words _Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Notes _Your annotations._ --- ## Why these four translations ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance. The four: - **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.