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NASB | 1 Corinthians 11:5 But every woman who has her head uncovered while praying or prophesying disgraces her head, for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | 1 Corinthians 11:5 And every woman who prays or prophesies when she has her head uncovered disgraces her head; for she is one and the same as the woman whose head is shaved [in disgrace]. |
Subject: Women and hair |
Bible Note: Greetings, unsigned; Where Paul did write about roles specific to the body of Christ - preacher, teacher, evangelist, prophet, adminstrator, servant, encourager, etc. - he said nothing about gender. Paul wrote that our unity in Christ transcends the boundaries mentioned in Galatians 3, including gender. So do our roles and responsibilites as members of the body of Christ. Marriage is obviously a different matter because it pre-dated the body of Christ and was ordained by God for his own purposes. A marriage can consist only of one man and one woman - highly gender-specific. But nowhere does the Bible say that gifts of the Holy Spirit are gender-specific. Since Scripture does not contradict itself, I have no choice to but conclude that Paul was addressing idiosyncratic situations in difficult churches. Otherwise, his words about freedom and unity in Christ would apply everywhere but within the body of Christ. Peace and grace, Steve aka Indiana Jones |