1 Corinthians 11:3
1 Corinthians · New Testament · Chapter 11
“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.”1 Corinthians 11:3
What Does 1 Corinthians 11:3 Mean?
1 Corinthians 11:3 is found in the book of 1 Corinthians, chapter 11, verse 3 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to 1 Corinthians 11:3 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Genesis 3:16“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.”1 Peter 3:1“Likewise, 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;”Ephesians 5:23“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.”Colossians 3:18“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.”Colossians 1:18“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.”1 Corinthians 3:23“And ye are Christ’s; and Christ is God’s.”1 Corinthians 14:34“Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law.”Ephesians 4:15“But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ:”1 Timothy 2:11“Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection.”John 14:28“Ye 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.”1 Corinthians 11:7“For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.”Ephesians 5:22“Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.”Colossians 2:19“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.”1 Peter 3:5“For after this manner in the old time the holy women also, who trusted in God, adorned themselves, being in subjection unto their own husbands:”1 Corinthians 15:28“And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.”Ephesians 1:22“And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,”Philippians 2:7“But made himself of no reputation, and took upon him the form of a servant, and was made in the likeness of men:”1 Corinthians 6:15“Know ye not that your bodies are the members of Christ? shall I then take the members of Christ, and make them the members of an harlot? God forbid.”Ephesians 1:20“Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set him at his own right hand in the heavenly places,”Numbers 30:13“Every vow, and every binding oath to afflict the soul, her husband may establish it, or her husband may make it void.”
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