1Cor.11.3

1 Corinthians 11:3

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But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God.

Roles in Worship

Cross References

Genesis 3:16

KJV GOD

Unto the woman he said, I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire shall be to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.

The Punishment of Mankind

1 Corinthians 3:23

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And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.

God’s Temple and God’s Wisdom

Ephesians 1:22

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And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,

Spiritual Wisdom

Ephesians 4:15

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But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:

Unity in the Body

Ephesians 5:23

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For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.

Wives and Husbands

Marriage Like Christ and the Church

Colossians 1:18

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And he is the head of the body, the church: who is the beginning, the firstborn from the dead; that in all things he might have the preeminence.

The Supremacy of the Son

Colossians 2:19

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And not holding the Head, from which all the body by joints and bands having nourishment ministered, and knit together, increaseth with the increase of God.