1 Corinthians 11:6 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Corinthians 11:6 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
κατακαλύπτεται
katakalýptō
G2619
to cover up
γυνή
gynḗ
G1135
woman
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
κειράσθω
keírō
G2751
to shear
εἰ
ei
G1487
if
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
αἰσχρὸν
aischrós
G150
shame
γυναικὶ
gynḗ
G1135
woman
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
κείρασθαι
keírō
G2751
to shear
ἢ
ḗ
G2228
or
ξυρᾶσθαι
xyráō
G3587
to shear
κατακαλυπτέσθω
katakalýptō
G2619
to cover up
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
For if a woman is not covered, let her also be shorn. But if it is shameful for a woman to be shorn or shaved, let her be covered.
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King James Version Public Domain
For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For if a woman does not cover her head, let her hair also be cut off. But if disgraceful for a woman to have her hair cut off or to be shaved, let her cover her head.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).