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Do Not Shame Your Head By How You Dress

Every[a] man praying or prophesying while having a covering down over his head is shaming[b] his head[c]. And every woman praying or prophesying with the head unveiled[d] is shaming her head, for she is one and the same[e] with the one having been shaved. For if a woman is not veiling-herself , let her also[f] have-herself-sheared. But if it is shameful for a woman to have-herself-sheared or shaved, let her be veiling-herself.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Corinthians 11:4 Now Paul applies the general principle in verse 3 to a question specific to their culture.
  2. 1 Corinthians 11:4 Or, dishonoring.
  3. 1 Corinthians 11:4 That is, Christ; or, his physical head, and thus, himself. Similarly next.
  4. 1 Corinthians 11:5 Or, without-a-head-covering.
  5. 1 Corinthians 11:5 She has identified herself with society’s shameful.
  6. 1 Corinthians 11:6 If you are going this far in violating proper decorum, why not go all the way and cut off your hair!

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