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But there is one thing I want you to know: The head of every man is Christ, the head of woman is man, and the head of Christ is God.

But a woman dishonors her head if she prays or prophesies without a covering on her head, for this is the same as shaving her head.

Yes, if she refuses to wear a head covering, she should cut off all her hair! But since it is shameful for a woman to have her hair cut or her head shaved, she should wear a covering.

For the first man didn't come from woman, but the first woman came from man.

And man was not made for woman, but woman was made for man.

But among the Lord's people, women are not independent of men, and men are not independent of women.

But if anyone wants to argue about this, I simply say that we have no other custom than this, and neither do God's other churches.

But in the following instructions, I cannot praise you. For it sounds as if more harm than good is done when you meet together.

But, of course, there must be divisions among you so that you who have God's approval will be recognized!

But if we would examine ourselves, we would not be judged by God in this way.

There are different kinds of spiritual gifts, but the same Spirit is the source of them all.

There are different kinds of service, but we serve the same Lord.

God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.

The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.

Some of us are Jews, some are Gentiles, some are slaves, and some are free. But we have all been baptized into one body by one Spirit, and we all share the same Spirit.

But our bodies have many parts, and God has put each part just where he wants it.

Yes, there are many parts, but only one body.

So you should earnestly desire the most helpful gifts. But now let me show you a way of life that is best of all.

If I could speak all the languages of earth and of angels, but didn't love others, I would only be a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.

If I had the gift of prophecy, and if I understood all of God's secret plans and possessed all knowledge, and if I had such faith that I could move mountains, but didn't love others, I would be nothing.