12 The woman came from the man, and the man is born from the woman. But everything comes from God.
13 You be the judge. Is it proper for a woman to pray to God without covering her head?
14 Suppose a man has long hair. Doesn't the very nature of things teach you that it is shameful?
15 And suppose a woman has long hair. Doesn't the very nature of things teach you that it is her glory? Long hair is given to her as a covering.
16 If anyone wants to argue about that, we don't have any other practice. And God's churches don't either.
17 In the following matters, I don't praise you. Your meetings do more harm than good.
18 First, here is what people are telling me. When you come together as a church, you take sides. And in some ways I believe it.