Genesis 20:16
16To Sarah he said, “Behold, I have given ayour brother a thousand pieces of silver. It is ba sign of your innocence in the eyes of all ▼▼Hebrew It is a covering of eyes for all
who are with you, and before everyone you are vindicated.” 1 Corinthians 11:5-6
5but every wife ▼▼In verses 5–13, the Greek word gunē is translated wife in verses that deal with wearing a veil, a sign of being married in first-century culture
who prays or eprophesies fwith her head uncovered dishonors her head, since it is the same gas if her head were shaven. 6For if a wife will not cover her head, then she should cut her hair short. But since it is disgraceful for a wife to cut off her hair or shave her head, let her cover her head. 1 Corinthians 11:10
10That is why a wife ought to have a symbol of authority on her head, because of the angels. ▼▼Or messengers, that is, people sent to observe and report
1 Timothy 2:9
9likewise also ithat women should adorn themselves in respectable apparel, with modesty and self-control, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly attire,
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