1 Corinthians 11:13

(12) Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

(12) He urges the argument taken from the common sense of nature.

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¹³ Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?

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Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

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