1 Corinthians 11:10

For this reason a woman ought to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

Note Or have authority over

BSB · Berean Standard Bible

For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.

KJV · King James Version

For this cause the woman ought to have authority over her own head, because of the angels.

WEB · World English Bible

for this cause ought the woman to have a sign of authority on her head, because of the angels.

ASV · American Standard Version

Related passages

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.

power: That is, a covering in sign that she is under the power of her husband. [Exousia ,] appears here to be used for the sign or token of being under power or authority, that is, a veil, as Theophylact, (Ecumenius, and Photius) explain; and so one MS. of the Vulgate, the Sixtine edition, and some copies of the Itala, have {velamen.}; Genesis 20:16; Genesis 24:64, 65
because: Ecclesiastes 5:6; Matthew 18:10; Hebrews 1:14