ESV Reformation Study Bible – 1 Cor 11:16
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1 Cor 11:16

11:16 we have no such practice. Paul does not use exactly this kind of argument elsewhere in any of his letters. Such a conclusion to a difficult passage may give some support to the view that the apostle was not prescribing permanent forms of worship, but dealing with questions of cultural appropriateness. To be sure, such questions have theological implications (v. 5 note).