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1 Corinthians 11:3-5
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
1 Corinthians 11:3-5
Disciples’ Literal New Testament
3 And[a] I want you to know that Christ is the head of every man[b], and the husband is the head of a wife, and God is the head of Christ.
Do Not Shame Your Head By How You Dress
4 Every[c] man praying or prophesying while having a covering down over his head is shaming[d] his head[e]. 5 And every woman praying or prophesying with the head unveiled[f] is shaming her head, for she is one and the same[g] with the one having been shaved.
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- 1 Corinthians 11:3 Paul begins to expound upon the next topic about which the Corinthians had kept him in mind in their letter (7:1). Or, But; Paul begins to correct them regarding an issue about which they had not kept him in mind or held on to his teaching.
- 1 Corinthians 11:3 Or, husband.
- 1 Corinthians 11:4 Now Paul applies the general principle in verse 3 to a question specific to their culture.
- 1 Corinthians 11:4 Or, dishonoring.
- 1 Corinthians 11:4 That is, Christ; or, his physical head, and thus, himself. Similarly next.
- 1 Corinthians 11:5 Or, without-a-head-covering.
- 1 Corinthians 11:5 She has identified herself with society’s shameful.
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Disciples' Literal New Testament: Serving Modern Disciples by More Fully Reflecting the Writing Style of the Ancient Disciples, Copyright © 2011 Michael J. Magill. All Rights Reserved. Published by Reyma Publishing
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