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1 Corinthians 11:5
New International Version
1 Corinthians 11:5
New International Version
5 But every woman who prays or prophesies(A) with her head uncovered dishonors her head—it is the same as having her head shaved.(B)
1 Corinthians 11:5
English Standard Version
1 Corinthians 11:5
English Standard Version
5 but every wife[a] who prays or (A)prophesies (B)with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same (C)as if her head were shaven.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:5 In verses 5–13, the Greek word gunē is translated wife in verses that deal with wearing a veil, a sign of being married in first-century culture
1 Corinthians 11:5
Christian Standard Bible
1 Corinthians 11:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 Every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head, since that is one and the same as having her head shaved.(A)
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1 Corinthians 11:5
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Corinthians 11:5
New American Standard Bible 1995
5 But every (A)woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman [a]whose head is (B)shaved.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:5 Lit who is shaved
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