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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: Hello Joe, You stated, “Paul cites not cultural stipulations, but rather the Law to support his argument.” Please, where in the law is his argument stated? Don’t look too hard, because IT IS NOT in Scripture. Have you noticed the first verse of 1 Cor. Chapter 11? Paul wrote, “Imitate me as I imitate Christ.” This must have really confused the church in Corinth when Paul wrote any man who covers his head while praying etc, dishonors Christ (don’t forget, Paul has already instructed us to understand that Christ is the head of every man.) Where does such a statement place 2 Cor. 3:15-17? Romans 14:23? Col. 3:10-11? Too many others? Leviticus 7:13, Moses clothed Aaron’s sons with tunics and put turbans on them, as the Lord commanded. Lev. 10:6 instructs priest, (a man?) “Do NOT BARE your head…” And when Paul wrote about “nature itself teaching it is dishonorable for a man to wear long hair … what did they think? Reading Acts 18 reminds me how Paul let his hair grow long, IN CORINTH of all places. And what about the “teaching” of 1 Cor 11:10 “For THIS REASON a woman ought to have a sign of submission on her head” … (what reason?) “Because of the angels”. Huh? Is this Paul’s teaching? Where did such a notion about the angels come from? Or, is this in reference to what the church of Corinth had adopted as explained in the letter referred to in the beginning of the epistle AND in chapter 7:1 where it talks about matters? (plural). Every place where “angels” talked with women, it says nothing about them covering their heads. I'm sticking with my conclusion. Woman don’t HAVE to wear veils, they CAN pray out loud in church, etc. From where do I draw such a conclusion? 1 Tim 2:9 talks about woman wearing what? Head-coverings? Nope. Had they worn head coverings, how would anyone know if it was braided or not? And here it talks about men raising their hands in prayer. Is that the only way God answers prayers? Did Jesus always raise His hands? What about the one Jesus commended? He pounded his chest as he prayed. Respectfully, Taleb |