1 Corinthians 11:3

Paul teaches an order of headship: Christ is head of every man, man is head of woman, and God is head of Christ. This frames his counsel on conduct in worship.

Cross-references · 23

• Gen 3:16Unto 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.
• Col 1:18And 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.
• 1 Cor 3:23And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.
• Col 3:18Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.
• Eph 4:15But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:
• 1 Pet 3:5–6For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:
• Eph 5:22–24Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
• Col 2:19And 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.
• 1 Tim 2:11–12Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.
• 1 Pet 3:1Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;
• Phil 2:7–11But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:
• Eph 1:20–23Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,
• Col 2:10And ye are complete in him, which is the head of all principality and power:
• 1 Cor 15:27–28For he hath put all things under his feet. But when he saith all things are put under him, it is manifest that he is excepted, which did put all things under him.
• John 14:28Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I.
• John 3:34–36For he whom God hath sent speaketh the words of God: for God giveth not the Spirit by measure unto him.
• Isa 55:4Behold, I have given him for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people.
• Isa 52:13Behold, my servant shall deal prudently, he shall be exalted and extolled, and be very high.
• John 5:20–30For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
• John 17:2–5As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given him.
• Isa 61:1–4The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
• Isa 49:3–6And said unto me, Thou art my servant, O Israel, in whom I will be glorified.
• Matt 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.

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