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In 1 Corinthians 11:4-5, notice the word “every” that comes from the Greek word “pas” translated as “every.”
“Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonors his head. But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, for that is one and the same as if her head were shaved..” 1st Corinthians 11:4-5 NKJV (Bold and italics added)
“Every” means no restrictions, no limitations. It means the whole of every kind.
“Every man” includes the married and the unmarried – men are men based upon biological determination, not by marital status.
“Every woman” includes the whole of every kind, both those who are married and those who are not married.
Women are female based upon the biological determination of God, not a decision to get married.
Now it is true that the word for woman “gyne” is sometimes translated as wife.
I reviewed 32 different translations for verse 5 to see how the Greek word “gyne” was translated into English. All but one used the word “woman” (31 used woman and 1 used wife).
We are assigned our biological sex while still in our mother’s womb. Our gender is determined by God before we are born.
Based solely upon our gender (and entirely unrelated to marriage), the instructions to enter into the spiritual realm before God in prayer or prophesying involve doing what God has commanded.
Males do not cover their heads, while females do.
Christ is the head of every man, not just the married ones. This is a vertical relationship in that Christ is above man.
Man is head of woman. This is also a vertical relationship in which the man is above the woman. [Observe: Headship and marital submission are NOT the same thing.]
Let me also be very clear. A woman is not under subjection to every man. A woman has one head, not roughly 50% of the world’s population as her head.
Proper head covering applies exclusively to the gender that God gave to us regardless of marital status.
The requirement for a man to be uncovered includes all men, not just those who are married.
A 75-year-old man who never married is required to remove his hat upon entering the spiritual realm (or entering into the presence of God) in prayer or prophesying. Removing the hat has nothing to do with being married!
Likewise, a woman, regardless of marital status must cover her head because she ranks below man in God’s assigned hierarchy.
Therefore, a woman, whether married or unmarried, widowed, or still in her father’s home must cover her head in prayer and prophesying.
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