Which verse states the order of headship: the head of every man is Christ, the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God?

• A. 1 Corinthians 11:3
• B. Ephesians 5:23
• C. Colossians 2:9
• D. Galatians 3:28

Answer: (B)

The idea tested is how the Bible uses the term “head” to express order and authority in relationships. The exact statement that lays out the full sequence—the head of every man is Christ, the head of the woman is the man, and the head of Christ is God—appears in 1 Corinthians 11:3. This verse presents the complete chain of headship in one place, linking Christ, man, and God in a hierarchical pattern.

Related verses talk about headship in related ways but do not present the same three-part chain. For example, a verse describes the husband as head of the wife as Christ is head of the church, which echoes the idea of leadership in marriage but doesn’t include the broader, three-part headship sequence. Other passages focus on the person and fullness of God in Christ or on equality in Christ that transcends social distinctions, rather than outlining a specific order of headship.

So the verse that contains the full order in that exact form is the one in Corinthians.