Paula

Yet we must be careful since not every instance of “but” or “however” in scripture infers a quote.

In the case of 1 Cor. 11, there is a “but”, it’s just separated by Paul’s response first of all confirming that society calls a woman with uncovered head “disgraceful”. Let me try to illustrate by highlighting the beginnings of the sentences:

11:4 Every man… (fact stated about men not covering)
11:5 YET every woman… (fact stated about women covering)
11:6 FOR if a woman… (the dilemma stated)
11:7 FOR man INDEED should not cover, YET the woman… (Paul agrees with men not covering, but introduces an overlooked fact: that woman is also the glory of another and should therefore not cover; this is his objection to what has been stated)
11:8 FOR man not from woman (i.e., “while this is true”)
11:9 FOR ALSO woman for man (i.e., “and this is true”)
11:10 THEREFORE woman has authority (i.e. “however this other thing is true as well”)
11:11 HOWEVER neither/nor… (i.e., “in spite of all that”)
11:12 Judge for yourselves; this is trivial!

In other words, Paul agrees with the situation as stated (“indeed”), but then introduces an overlooked fact that actually increases the complexity of the problem. And in doing so he shows that forcing women to cover their heads is “bowing to culture” as the saying goes!