1 CORINTHIANS 11:5 — KING JAMES VERSION 0 0
“But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.”
But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head — it is just as if her head were shaved — the unveiled woman in public worship violates the cultural boundary that marks her as a woman under covering; the shaved head was the mark of a prostitute or adulteress in Roman society, making Paul's comparison culturally pointed about shame and honor.
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